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CWE-255: Credentials Management Errors

Weakness Summary

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of credentials.

  • Canonical source: MITRE CWE-255 (opens in a new tab)
  • Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 12
  • Distinct affected products in those observations: 11
  • Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 18

Atomicorp Research Context

Atomicorp has published CVE-specific research observations associated with this weakness category. Each linked CVE page states whether the tested request was detected or blocked and is the authoritative customer-facing finding.

The CVEs and rules shown here are selected published examples, not a complete list of Atomicorp protections. If a CWE, CVE, or rule is absent from this page, no conclusion should be drawn about whether Atomicorp protects against that weakness or attack method.

A CWE describes a class of software weakness. It does not identify one exploit request, and association with a CWE does not mean that every vulnerability or exploitation path in that category is detected or blocked.

Selected Published CVE Observations

CVEVulnerabilityProductAtomicorp findingObserved rules
CVE-2009-4188Apache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code Executionoperations dashboardProtected by Atomicorp rules330791 , 334168 , 340128 , 340152 , 344370 , 360152 , 380018 , 390801
CVE-2009-4189Apache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code Executionoperations managerProtected by Atomicorp rules330791 , 334168 , 340128 , 340152 , 344370 , 360152 , 380018 , 390801
CVE-2010-0219Axis2 / SAP BusinessObjects Authenticated Code Execution (via SOAP)axis2Protected by Atomicorp rules330791 , 334168 , 340152 , 360152 , 391213
CVE-2013-5755Yealink VoIP Phone SIP-T38G - Remote Command Executionsip-t38gProtected by Atomicorp rules344370 , 390724 , 390726 , 392647
CVE-2014-8357ZHONE < S3.0.501 - Multiple Vulnerabilitiesznid 2426a firmwareProtected by Atomicorp rules390726 , 392301 , 392647 , 392648
CVE-2012-4933Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5 Remote File Accesszenworks asset managementProtected by Atomicorp rules340007 , 344360 , 344365 , 390709
CVE-2015-4681Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager < 8.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilitiesrealpresence resource managerProtected by Atomicorp rules330791 , 340152 , 392301
CVE-2016-2203Symantec Messaging Gateway 10 Exposure of Stored AD Password Vulnerabilitymessaging gatewayProtected by Atomicorp rules392647
CVE-2009-3548Apache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code ExecutiontomcatProtected by Atomicorp rules330791 , 334168 , 340128 , 340152 , 344370 , 360152 , 380018 , 390801
CVE-2010-0557Apache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code Executioncognos expressProtected by Atomicorp rules330791 , 334168 , 340128 , 340152 , 344370 , 360152 , 380018 , 390801
CVE-2015-4684Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager < 8.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilitiesrealpresence resource managerProtected by Atomicorp rules330791 , 340152 , 392301
CVE-2010-4094Apache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code Executionrational quality managerProtected by Atomicorp rules330791 , 334168 , 340128 , 340152 , 344370 , 360152 , 380018 , 390801

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

RuleStatusBehavior
330791Activedisruptive (deny)
334168Activedisruptive (deny)
340007Activedisruptive (deny)
340128Activedisruptive (deny)
340152Activedisruptive (deny)
344360Activedisruptive (deny)
344365Activedisruptive (deny)
344370Activedisruptive (deny)
360152Activedisruptive (deny)
380018Activedisruptive (deny)
390709Activedisruptive (deny)
390724Activedisruptive (deny)
390726Activedisruptive (deny)
390801Activedisruptive (deny)
391213Activedisruptive (deny)
392301Activedisruptive (deny)
392647Activedisruptive (deny)
392648Activedisruptive (deny)