CWE-421

Base Abstraction Level
Pillar — Highest-level weakness category
Class — Abstract, language-independent
Base — Specific enough to detect
Variant — Tied to specific technology
Compound — Requires multiple weaknesses Draft MITRE CWE Status
Stable — Fully reviewed and complete
Draft — Under development, may change
Incomplete — Partially defined by MITRE
Deprecated — No longer recommended
Obsolete — Replaced by another CWE
Race Condition During Access to Alternate Channel

Description

The product opens an alternate channel to communicate with an authorized user, but the channel is accessible to other actors.

This creates a race condition that allows an attacker to access the channel before the authorized user does.

Consequences

Access Control — Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Bypass Protection Mechanism