CWE-425: Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')
Also known as: forced browsing
The web application does not adequately enforce appropriate authorization on all restricted URLs, scripts, or files.
Overview
CWE-425 (Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')) is a base-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.