Class weakness
Draft
CWE-285: Improper Authorization
Also known as: AuthZ
The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Last updated
1,060
Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
1
KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
High
Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Class
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CWE-285 (Improper Authorization) is a class-level software weakness catalogued by MITRE in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). It describes a recurring type of mistake that can lead to exploitable security vulnerabilities.