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CWE WEAKNESSES  /  CWE-345

CWE-345

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Class

What it is

The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.

Impact

Integrity, OtherVaries by Context, Unexpected State

Real-world CVE examples

  • CVE-2022-30260 — Distributed Control System (DCS) does not sign firmware images and only relies on insecure checksums for integrity checks
  • CVE-2022-30267 — Distributed Control System (DCS) does not sign firmware images and only relies on insecure checksums for integrity checks
  • CVE-2022-30272 — Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) does not use signatures for firmware images and relies on insecure checksums

Related weaknesses

Test & detect

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Source: MITRE CWE. View on cwe.mitre.org →

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