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CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Weakness Summary

This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.

  • Canonical source: MITRE CWE-290 (opens in a new tab)
  • Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 4
  • Distinct affected products in those observations: 4
  • Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 12

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-2022-24112APISIX Admin API default access token RCEapisixProtected by Atomicorp rules344364 , 344366 , 344370
CVE-2024-4358Telerik Report Server Auth Bypass and Deserialization RCEreport server 2024Protected by Atomicorp rules330791 , 340128 , 340152 , 344370 , 360152 , 380018 , 390801
CVE-2025-49002DataEase - Remote Code ExecutiondataeaseProtected by Atomicorp rules340195
CVE-2021-31195Microsoft Exchange Server - Cross-Site Scriptingexchange serverProtected by Atomicorp rules346755 , 350148

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

RuleStatusBehavior
330791Activedisruptive (deny)
340128Activedisruptive (deny)
340152Activedisruptive (deny)
340195Activedisruptive (deny)
344364Activedisruptive (deny)
344366Activedisruptive (deny)
344370Activedisruptive (deny)
346755Activedisruptive (deny)
350148Activedisruptive (deny)
360152Activedisruptive (deny)
380018Activedisruptive (deny)
390801Activedisruptive (deny)

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

CAPEC-21 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-22 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-459 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-461 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-473 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-476 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-59 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-60 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-667 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-94 (opens in a new tab)