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CWE-425: Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

Weakness Summary

The web application does not adequately enforce appropriate authorization on all restricted URLs, scripts, or files.

  • Canonical source: MITRE CWE-425 (opens in a new tab)
  • Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 6
  • Distinct affected products in those observations: 6
  • Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 16

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-2021-24215Controlled Admin Access WordPress Plugin <= 1.4.0 - Improper Access Control & Privilege Escalationcontrolled admin accessDetected by Atomicorp377360
CVE-2026-35029LiteLLM - Arbitrary File ReadlitellmAttack Blocked by Atomicorp344360 , 390709
CVE-2022-42953ZKTeco ZEM/ZMM 8.88 - Missing Authenticationzmm200 firmwareDetected by Atomicorp345493
CVE-2021-28150Hongdian H8922 3.0.5 - Information Disclosureh8922 firmwareAttack Blocked by Atomicorp330925
CVE-2019-17503Kirona-DRS 5.5.3.5 - Information Disclosuredynamic resource schedulingAttack Blocked by Atomicorp312863 , 340147 , 340148 , 341266 , 342259 , 344370 , 346755 , 390716
CVE-2021-26085Atlassian Confluence 7.12.2 - Pre-Authorization Arbitrary File Readconfluence data centerAttack Blocked by Atomicorp390727 , 392301 , 392648

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

RuleStatusBehavior
312863Activedisruptive (deny)
330925Activedisruptive (deny)
340147Activedisruptive (deny)
340148Activedisruptive (deny)
341266Activedisruptive (deny)
342259Activedisruptive (deny)
344360Activedisruptive (deny)
344370Activedisruptive (deny)
345493Activenon-disruptive (pass)
346755Activedisruptive (deny)
377360Activenon-disruptive (pass)
390709Activedisruptive (deny)
390716Activedisruptive (deny)
390727Activedisruptive (deny)
392301Activedisruptive (deny)
392648Activedisruptive (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-143 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-144 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-668 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-87 (opens in a new tab)