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CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Weakness Summary

The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

  • Canonical source: MITRE CWE-288 (opens in a new tab)
  • Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 15
  • Distinct affected products in those observations: 14
  • Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 39

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-2024-10081CodeChecker <= 6.24.1 - Authentication BypasscodecheckerProtected by Atomicorp rules392301
CVE-2024-1709ConnectWise ScreenConnect Unauthenticated Remote Code ExecutionscreenconnectProtected by Atomicorp rules330791 , 340006 , 340007 , 340152 , 344360 , 390709 , 390719
CVE-2025-57819FreePBX ajax.php unauthenticated SQLi to RCEfreepbxProtected by Atomicorp rules340156 , 340157 , 341245 , 344365 , 344370 , 360147 , 360148
CVE-2026-20079Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Authentication Bypass RCECisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)Protected by Atomicorp rules340029 , 344361 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370
CVE-2026-53576Kestra <= 1.3.20 - Remote Code ExecutionkestraProtected by Atomicorp rules391213
CVE-2020-10148SolarWinds Orion API - Auth Bypassorion platformProtected by Atomicorp rules390709
CVE-2023-2734MStore API <= 3.9.1 - Authentication Bypassmstore apiProtected by Atomicorp rules330791 , 340152
CVE-2023-42793JetBrains TeamCity Unauthenticated Remote Code ExecutionteamcityProtected by Atomicorp rules340014 , 340193
CVE-2023-46747F5 BIG-IP TMUI AJP Smuggling RCEbig-ip access policy managerProtected by Atomicorp rules390626 , 392767
CVE-2024-10924WordPress Really Simple SSL Plugin Authentication Bypass to RCEreally simple securityProtected by Atomicorp rules340128 , 360152 , 390801
CVE-2024-27198JetBrains TeamCity Unauthenticated Remote Code ExecutionteamcityProtected by Atomicorp rules340128 , 360152 , 380018 , 390700 , 390801
CVE-2024-7314AJ-Report < 1.4.1 - Remote Code ExecutionreportProtected by Atomicorp rules337209 , 337211 , 380026
CVE-2026-43945FUXA Vulnerable to Pre-auth RCE via Path Manipulation & Configuration InjectionFUXAProtected by Atomicorp rules340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 340193 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 347009 , 393655
CVE-2024-50334Scoold < 1.64.0 - Authentication BypassscooldProtected by Atomicorp rules391213
CVE-2025-4427Ivanti EPMM Authentication Bypass for Expression Language Remote Code Executionendpoint manager mobileProtected by Atomicorp rules337209 , 337210 , 337211 , 340087 , 340095 , 380026 , 393655

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

RuleStatusBehavior
330791Activedisruptive (deny)
337209Activedisruptive (deny)
337210Activedisruptive (deny)
337211Activedisruptive (deny)
340006Activedisruptive (deny)
340007Activedisruptive (deny)
340014Activedisruptive (deny)
340023Activedisruptive (deny)
340029Activedisruptive (deny)
340087Activedisruptive (deny)
340095Activedisruptive (deny)
340128Activedisruptive (deny)
340152Activedisruptive (deny)
340156Activedisruptive (deny)
340157Activedisruptive (deny)
340193Activedisruptive (deny)
341245Activedisruptive (deny)
344360Activedisruptive (deny)
344361Activedisruptive (deny)
344363Activedisruptive (deny)
344364Activedisruptive (deny)
344365Activedisruptive (deny)
344366Activedisruptive (deny)
344370Activedisruptive (deny)
347009Activedisruptive (deny)
360147Activedisruptive (deny)
360148Activedisruptive (deny)
360152Activedisruptive (deny)
380018Activedisruptive (deny)
380026Activedisruptive (deny)
390626Activedisruptive (deny)
390700Activedisruptive (deny)
390709Activedisruptive (deny)
390719Activedisruptive (deny)
390801Activedisruptive (deny)
391213Activedisruptive (deny)
392301Activedisruptive (deny)
392767Activedisruptive (deny)
393655Activedisruptive (deny)

MITRE associates this CWE with the following attack-pattern entries. These taxonomy relationships are context, not Atomicorp coverage claims:

CAPEC-127 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-665 (opens in a new tab)