CWE-1428: Reliance on HTTP instead of HTTPS
The product provides or relies on use of HTTP communications when HTTPS is available.
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Overview
Because HTTP communications are not encrypted, HTTP is subject to various attacks against confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity. However, unlike many other protocols, HTTPS is widely available as a more secure alternative, because it uses encryption.
Real-world CVEs
2 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-1428 (Reliance on HTTP instead of HTTPS). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first. 2 new CWE-1428 CVEs have been recorded so far in 2026.
Common consequences
What can happen when CWE-1428 is exploited.
Read Application Data, Modify Application Data
Affects: Confidentiality, Integrity
HTTP can be subjected to attacks against confidentiality (by reading cleartext packets); integrity (by modifying sessions); and authenticity (by compromising servers and/or clients using cache poisoning, phishing, or other attacks that enable attackers to spoof a legitimate entity in the communication channel).