CWE-693— Protection Mechanism Failure
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.— MITRE CWE catalog
588 active CVEs classified under this weakness category. Sourced from NVD, GHSA, and vendor advisories. Full definition on MITRE →
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- CVE-2011-3151MEDIUMCVSS 5.2EG 5.92019-04-22
The Ubuntu SELinux initscript before version 1:0.10 used touch to create a lockfile in a world-writable directory. If the OS kernel does not have symlink protections then an attacker can cause a zero byte file to be allocated on any writab…
- CVE-2013-0431MEDIUMCVSS 5.3EG 9.0⚠ KEV2013-01-31
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, and OpenJDK 7, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Java security sandbox via unspecified vectors related to JM…
- CVE-2013-2465CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.8⚠ KEV2013-06-18
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier, 6 Update 45 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 45 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, …
- CVE-2014-125107MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32023-12-19
A vulnerability was found in Corveda PHPSandbox 1.3.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component String Handler. The manipulation leads to protection mechanism failure. The attack may …
- CVE-2017-3197CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-07-09
GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware for the GB-BSi7H-6500 (version F6) and GB-BXi7-5775 (version F2) platforms does not securely implement BIOSWE, BLE, SMM_BWP, and PRx features. As a result, the BIOS is not protected from arbitrary write access a…
- CVE-2017-6261HIGHCVSS 8.2EG 8.22019-06-05
NVIDIA Vibrante Linux version 1.1, 2.0, and 2.2 contains a vulnerability in the user space driver in which protection mechanisms are insufficient, may lead to denial of service or information disclosure.
- CVE-2018-0094HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-01-18
A vulnerability in IPv6 ingress packet processing for Cisco UCS Central Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition due to high CPU utilization on the targeted device. The vulnerabi…
- CVE-2018-0138MEDIUMCVSS 5.3EG 5.32018-02-08
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass file policies that are configured to block files transmitted to an affected device via the BitTorrent prot…
- CVE-2018-0198MEDIUMCVSS 5.3EG 5.32018-03-27
A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Unified Communications Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive data. The vulnerability is due to insufficient protection of database tables. An attacker could …
- CVE-2018-0243MEDIUMCVSS 5.8EG 5.82018-04-19
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file action policy that is intended to drop the Server Message Block Version 2 (SMB2) and SMB…
- CVE-2018-0244MEDIUMCVSS 5.8EG 5.82018-04-19
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file action policy to drop the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol if a malware file is detec…
- CVE-2018-0250MEDIUMCVSS 4.1EG 4.12018-05-02
A vulnerability in Central Web Authentication (CWA) with FlexConnect Access Points (APs) for Cisco Aironet 1560, 1810, 1810w, 1815, 1830, 1850, 2800, and 3800 Series APs could allow an authenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass a configure…
- CVE-2018-0254MEDIUMCVSS 5.3EG 5.32018-04-19
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured file action policies if an Intelligent Application Bypass (IAB) with a drop percentage threshol…
- CVE-2018-0297MEDIUMCVSS 5.8EG 5.82018-05-17
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Access Control (AC) policy to block SSL traffic. The vulne…
- CVE-2018-0326MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12018-05-17
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco TelePresence Server Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-frame scripting (XFS) attack against a user of the web UI of the affected software. The vulnerability is…
- CVE-2018-0333MEDIUMCVSS 5.8EG 5.82018-06-07
A vulnerability in the VPN configuration management of Cisco FireSIGHT System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass VPN security due to unintended side effects of dynamic configuration changes that could allow …
- CVE-2018-0383HIGHCVSS 8.6EG 8.62018-07-16
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco FireSIGHT System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a file policy that is configured to block the transfer of files to an affected system via FTP. The vulnera…
- CVE-2018-0384MEDIUMCVSS 5.8EG 5.82018-07-16
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco FireSIGHT System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a URL-based access control policy that is configured to block traffic for an affected system. The vulnerab…
- CVE-2018-10631MEDIUMCVSS 6.3EG 6.82018-07-13
The 8840 Clinician Programmer executes the application program from the 8870 Application Card. An attacker with physical access to an 8870 Application Card and sufficient technical capability can modify the contents of this card, including…
- CVE-2018-11459HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82018-12-12
A vulnerability has been identified in SINUMERIK 808D V4.7 (All versions), SINUMERIK 808D V4.8 (All versions), SINUMERIK 828D V4.7 (All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF1), SINUMERIK 840D sl V4.7 (All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF5), SINUMERIK 840D sl V4.8 …
- CVE-2018-11460HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82018-12-12
A vulnerability has been identified in SINUMERIK 808D V4.7 (All versions), SINUMERIK 808D V4.8 (All versions), SINUMERIK 828D V4.7 (All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF1), SINUMERIK 840D sl V4.7 (All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF5), SINUMERIK 840D sl V4.8 …
- CVE-2018-1170HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82018-03-02
This vulnerability allows adjacent attackers to inject arbitrary Controller Area Network messages on vulnerable installations of Volkswagen Customer-Link App 1.30 and HTC Customer-Link Bridge. Authentication is not required to exploit this…
- CVE-2018-14280HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82018-07-31
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open …
- CVE-2018-14281HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82018-07-31
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open …
- CVE-2018-15423MEDIUMCVSS 4.7EG 4.72018-10-05
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco HyperFlex Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to affect the integrity of a device via a clickjacking attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of iFrame da…
- CVE-2018-20251MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52019-02-05
In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, there is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format. The UNACE module (UNACEV2.dll) creates files and folders as written in the filename field even when W…
- CVE-2018-6794MEDIUMCVSS 5.3EG 5.32018-02-07
Suricata before 4.0.4 is prone to an HTTP detection bypass vulnerability in detect.c and stream-tcp.c. If a malicious server breaks a normal TCP flow and sends data before the 3-way handshake is complete, then the data sent by the maliciou…
- CVE-2018-7504MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12018-03-14
A Protection Mechanism Failure issue was discovered in OSIsoft PI Vision versions 2017 and prior. The X-XSS-Protection response header is not set to block, allowing attempts at reflected cross-site scripting.
- CVE-2018-9311CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-05-31
The Telematics Control Unit (aka Telematic Communication Box or TCB), when present on BMW vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018, allows a remote attack via a cellular network.
- CVE-2018-9312HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82018-05-31
The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018 allows a local attack when a USB device is plugged in.
- CVE-2018-9313MEDIUMCVSS 5.3EG 5.32018-05-31
The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018 allows a remote attack via Bluetooth when in pairing mode, leading to a He…
- CVE-2018-9314MEDIUMCVSS 6.8EG 6.82018-05-31
The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018 allows an attack by an attacker who has direct physical access.
- CVE-2018-9318CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-05-31
The Telematics Control Unit (aka Telematic Communication Box or TCB), when present on BMW vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018, allows a remote attack via a cellular network.
- CVE-2018-9320HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82018-05-31
The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018 allows a local attack when a USB device is plugged in.
- CVE-2018-9322HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82018-05-31
The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018 allows local attacks involving the USB or OBD-II interface. An attacker ca…
- CVE-2019-1003030CRITICALCVSS 9.9EG 9.9⚠ KEV2019-03-08
A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.63 and earlier in pom.xml, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/CpsGroovyShell.java that allows attackers able to control pipeline scripts to execute ar…
- CVE-2019-10328CRITICALCVSS 9.9EG 9.92019-05-31
Jenkins Pipeline Remote Loader Plugin 1.4 and earlier provided a custom whitelist for script security that allowed attackers to invoke arbitrary methods, bypassing typical sandbox protection.
- CVE-2019-12696HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-10-02
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco Firepower System Software Detection Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured Malware and File Policies for RTF and RAR file types. For more information about these vu…
- CVE-2019-12697HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-10-02
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco Firepower System Software Detection Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured Malware and File Policies for RTF and RAR file types. For more information about these vu…
- CVE-2019-12938MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32019-06-24
The Roundcube component of Analogic Poste.io 2.1.6 uses .htaccess to protect the logs/ folder, which is effective with the Apache HTTP Server but is ineffective with nginx. Attackers can read logs via the webmail/logs/sendmail URI.
- CVE-2019-13516HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82019-08-15
In OSIsoft PI Web API and prior, the affected product is vulnerable to a direct attack due to a cross-site request forgery protection setting that has not taken effect.
- CVE-2019-13535MEDIUMCVSS 4.6EG 4.62019-11-08
In Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) version 2.1.0 and lower and version 2.0.3 and lower, and Valleylab LS10 Energy Platform (VLLS10GEN—not available in the United States) version 1.20.2 and lower, the RFID security me…
- CVE-2019-13924MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.42020-02-11
A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE S602 (All versions < V4.1), SCALANCE S612 (All versions < V4.1), SCALANCE S623 (All versions < V4.1), SCALANCE S627-2M (All versions < V4.1), SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET va…
- CVE-2019-1669HIGHCVSS 8.6EG 8.62019-01-24
A vulnerability in the data acquisition (DAQ) component of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured access control policies or cause a denial of service (DoS) condit…
- CVE-2019-1832MEDIUMCVSS 5.8EG 7.52019-05-16
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured access control policies. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of ICMP …
- CVE-2019-1833MEDIUMCVSS 5.8EG 5.82019-05-16
A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol parser of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured policies. The vulnerabil…
- CVE-2019-19278MEDIUMCVSS 6.8EG 6.82020-01-16
A vulnerability has been identified in SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Drives MLFB 6SR32..-.....-.... MLFB 6SR4...-.....-.... MLFB 6SR5...-.....-.... With option A30 (HMIs 12 inches or larger) (All versions), SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 …
- CVE-2019-1970MEDIUMCVSS 5.8EG 7.52019-08-08
A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol inspection engine of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured file poli…
- CVE-2019-1975MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12019-09-18
A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco HyperFlex Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute a cross-frame scripting (XFS) attack on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient HTML if…
- CVE-2019-3586HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-05-15
Protection Mechanism Failure in the Firewall in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x prior to 10.6.1 May 2019 update allows context-dependent attackers to circumvent ENS protection where GTI flagged IP addresses are not blocked by the ENS F…
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