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CWE-836: Use of Password Hash Instead of Password for Authentication

Weakness Summary

The product records password hashes in a data store, receives a hash of a password from a client, and compares the supplied hash to the hash obtained from the data store.

  • Canonical source: MITRE CWE-836
  • Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 1
  • Distinct affected products in those observations: 1
  • Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 10

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.

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Selected Published CVE Observations

CVEVulnerabilityProductAtomicorp findingObserved rules
CVE-2023-34132SonicwallanalyticsProtected by Atomicorp rules340017 , 344361 , 344362 , 344363 , 344364 , 344365 , 344366 , 360148 , 380123 , 393655

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

RuleStatusBehavior
340017Activedisruptive (deny)
344361Activedisruptive (deny)
344362Activedisruptive (deny)
344363Activedisruptive (deny)
344364Activedisruptive (deny)
344365Activedisruptive (deny)
344366Activedisruptive (deny)
360148Activedisruptive (deny)
380123Activedisruptive (deny)
393655Activedisruptive (deny)

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

CAPEC-644 , CAPEC-652