CWE-940— Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel
The product establishes a communication channel to handle an incoming request that has been initiated by an actor, but it does not properly verify that the request is coming from the expected origin.— MITRE CWE catalog
77 active CVEs classified under this weakness category. Sourced from NVD, GHSA, and vendor advisories. Full definition on MITRE →
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- CVE-2016-0763MEDIUMCVSS 6.3EG 6.32016-02-25
The setGlobalContext method in org/apache/naming/factory/ResourceLinkFactory.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M3 does not consider whether ResourceLinkFactory.setGlobalContext callers are aut…
- CVE-2021-41038MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12021-11-10
In versions of the @theia/plugin-ext component of Eclipse Theia prior to 1.18.0, Webview contents can be hijacked via postMessage().
- CVE-2025-43280MEDIUMCVSS 4.7EG 6.12025-10-15
The issue was resolved by not loading remote images. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Forwarding an email could display remote images in Mail in Lockdown Mode.
- CVE-2026-102552MEDIUMCVSS 5.9EG 5.92026-10-16
Improper verification of the source of a communication channel in the DNS resolver in Amazon FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before V4.4.2 might allow remote third-party to insert a chosen address into the device's DNS cache via a forged DNS reply. T…
- CVE-2017-5591MEDIUMCVSS 5.9EG 5.92017-02-09
An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a remote attacker to impersonate any user, including contacts, in the vulnerable application's display. This allows for various kinds of social engi…
- CVE-2024-7322MEDIUMCVSS 5.8EG 5.82025-01-15
A ZigBee coordinator, router, or end device may change their node ID when an unsolicited encrypted rejoin response is received, this change in node ID causes Denial of Service (DoS). To recover from this DoS, the network must be re-establ…
- CVE-2022-4848MEDIUMCVSS 5.7EG 5.72022-12-29
Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.1.
- CVE-2026-85125MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.42026-09-14
The Android application "YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App" contains an improper access control vulnerability in its WebView implementation. The in-app browser may cause information leakage from the app or redirect users to unintended website…
- CVE-2025-23019MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.42025-01-14
IPv6-in-IPv4 tunneling (RFC 4213) allows an attacker to spoof and route traffic via an exposed network interface.
- CVE-2025-23018MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.42025-01-14
IPv4-in-IPv6 and IPv6-in-IPv6 tunneling (RFC 2473) do not require the validation or verification of the source of a network packet, allowing an attacker to spoof and route arbitrary traffic via an exposed network interface. This is a simil…
- CVE-2026-89409MEDIUMCVSS 5.3EG 5.32026-10-22
In Z-Wave SDK 8.1.1 and earlier (for 700/800 series devices) and 6.85.02 and earlier (for 500 series devices), missing checks in the ZWAVE_CMD_NODES_EXIST handler can result in nodes being removed from the network. These messages must come…
- CVE-2026-43880MEDIUMCVSS 5.3EG 5.32026-05-11
WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In versions up to and including 29.0, objects/sendEmail.json.php exposes two branches depending on whether contactForm=1 is submitted. When the parameter is omitted, the endpoint sets $sendTo t…
- CVE-2024-32388MEDIUMCVSS 5.3EG 5.32025-12-01
Due to a firewall misconfiguration, Kerlink devices running KerOS prior to 5.12 incorrectly accept specially crafted UDP packets. This allows an attacker to bypass the firewall and access UDP-based services that would otherwise be protecte…
- CVE-2024-20390MEDIUMCVSS 5.3EG 5.32024-09-11
A vulnerability in the Dedicated XML Agent feature of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) on XML TCP listen port 38751. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper e…
- CVE-2024-37664MEDIUMCVSS 5.2EG 5.22024-06-17
Redmi router RB03 v1.0.57 is vulnerable to TCP DoS or hijacking attacks. An attacker in the same WLAN as the victim can disconnect or hijack the traffic between the victim and any remote server by sending out forged TCP RST messages to evi…
- CVE-2026-101897MEDIUMCVSS 5.1EG 5.12026-10-14
Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. From 1.20.0 until 1.21.1, the Angular DevTools background service worker accepts chrome.runtime.sendMessage…
- CVE-2026-54106MEDIUMCVSS 4.7EG 4.72026-06-18
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) do not validate X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers, allowing a remote atta…
- CVE-2026-22269MEDIUMCVSS 4.7EG 4.72026-02-19
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, version(s) prior to 19.22, contain(s) an Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel vulnerability in the REST API. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this…
- CVE-2026-23866MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-05-01
Incomplete validation of AI rich response messages for Instagram Reels in WhatsApp for iOS v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.15.72 and WhatsApp for Android v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.7.10 could have allowed a user to trigger processing of media content from an a…
- CVE-2025-20365MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32025-09-24
A vulnerability in the IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) packet processing of Cisco Access Point Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to modify the IPv6 gateway on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a lo…
- CVE-2025-62439MEDIUMCVSS 4.2EG 4.22026-02-10
An Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel vulnerability [CWE-940] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions may allow an authe…
- CVE-2024-37663MEDIUMCVSS 4.1EG 4.12024-06-17
Redmi router RB03 v1.0.57 is vulnerable to forged ICMP redirect message attacks. An attacker in the same WLAN as the victim can hijack the traffic between the victim and any remote server by sending out forged ICMP redirect messages.
- CVE-2026-2967LOWCVSS 3.7EG 3.72026-02-23
A security vulnerability has been detected in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This affects the function getpeer of the file /src/net_builtin.c of the component TCP Sequence Number Handler. The manipulation leads to improper verification of so…
- CVE-2024-36506LOWCVSS 3.7EG 3.72025-01-14
An improper verification of source of a communication channel vulnerability [CWE-940] in FortiClientEMS 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions may allow a remote attacker to bypass the trusted host feature via sessi…
- CVE-2025-42978LOWCVSS 3.5EG 3.52025-07-08
The widely used component that establishes outbound TLS connections in SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java does not reliably match the hostname that is used for the connection against the wildcard hostname defined in the received certifi…
- CVE-2025-0036LOWCVSS 3.2EG 3.22025-06-10
In AMD Versal Adaptive SoC devices, the incorrect configuration of the SSS during runtime (post-boot) cryptographic operations could cause data to be incorrectly written to and read from invalid locations as well as returning incorrect cry…
- CVE-2026-76894LOWCVSS 3.1EG 3.12026-10-16
CKAN MCP Server is a tool for querying CKAN open data portals. Prior to 0.4.112, the DataStore table UI in src/resources/datastore-table-ui.ts accepts window message events without validating event.origin and sends JSON-RPC messages throug…
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