{"id":7179,"date":"2024-10-25T08:44:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T08:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/?p=7179"},"modified":"2024-10-25T08:44:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T08:44:09","slug":"what-is-broken-authentication-broken-access-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/what-is-broken-authentication-broken-access-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Comprehension The Risk of &#8220;Broken Authentication &#038; Broken Access Control&#8221; &#8211; The most popular web application threats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>E-commerce-based stores are increasingly being compromised, and<a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/why-we-should-consider-waf-for-ecommerce-store\/\"> web protection<\/a> needs to be at the top of the list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being protected\u00a0in the online world is becoming more and more important every day, and it is vital to protect your website and the data it holds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your store is not secure, then unauthorized people would be able to use your store to infect your site&#8217;s visitors with malware and steal your customer&#8217;s data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth is that a customer loses confidence because of a compromised store and it can lead to a loss of the company&#8217;s credibility, which can also mean an end to the business of e-commerce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, let&#8217;s discuss the risk of Broken Authentication and Broken Access Control &#8211; The most popular web application threats today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OWASP <\/strong>is a not-for-profit organization that protects against web application <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/what-is-threat-vulnerability-risk\/\">threats or risks.<\/a> They also released the <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/owasp-top-10-2021\/\">OWASP Top 10<\/a> which describes the major threats to web applications in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/owasp-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"broken\" class=\"wp-image-7198\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Broken authentication and broken access control on<a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/what-are-the-owasp-top-10-vulnerabilities\/\"> OWASP&#8217;s top 10 vulnerabilities in 2017<\/a> are ranked 2nd and 5th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in 2023 list Broken access control and broken Authentication (known as Identification And Authentication Failures) are ranked 1st and 7th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broken Authentication <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-authentication.jpg\" alt=\"broken\" class=\"wp-image-7200\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Authentication <\/strong>means the validation or authentication of credentials, such as username\/user ID and password for identity verification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whereas, <strong>Broken authentication <\/strong>refers to an act enabling unauthorized persons to steal login data from a user or forge session data, such as cookies, to gain unauthorized access to websites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vulnerability in Authentication helps unauthorized persons intercept the authentication methods that a web application uses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The effect would be serious because the unauthorized persons log into the account as authorized users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How does it break?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Insufficient password policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit credentials over an unprotected channel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insecure system for accessing passwords.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leakage of details while logging in failed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlimited log-in attempts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outcomes of Broken Authentication<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Damage to confidentiality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides complete access to the unauthorized user.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Account theft, confidential data may be stolen from authorized users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Damage to reputation and business loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Where possible, enforce <a href=\"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/magento2-two-factor-authentication\/\">multi-factor authentication(2 FA)<\/a> to prevent attacks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Align the length of the password, complexity, and rotation policies with NIST 800-63 B&#8217;s guidelines in section 5.1.1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limits failed log-in attempts. Monitor all flaws and warn administrators when detecting credential stuffing, brute force, or other attacks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a server-side, stable, built-in session manager that generates a new, high entropy random session ID after logging in. After logout, idle, and total timeouts, session IDs should not be in the URL, safely saved and invalidated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broken Access Control<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-access-control.jpg\" alt=\"access\" class=\"wp-image-7214\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Access control<\/strong> is a method of determining the rights\/privileges of access to data and functions, or deciding whether an authenticated individual has access to the specific data or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It simply outlines the permissions of an authenticated person to access data. It refers to a collection of policies that limit access to data, devices, and physical locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If unauthorized users can view or alter content, perform unauthorized actions, or take control of the site, it&#8217;s called Broken Access Control<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How does it break?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Intercepting authentication of access control by altering the URL, HTML page, and internal application state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not limiting others to accessing or changing the record or account of someone else.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Escalation of privilege &#8211; Acting as an admin user while signing in as an unauthorized user.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tampering or replaying metadata to elevate rights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Misconfiguration with <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/magento-2-cors-secure-your-magento2-store-from-cors-attack\/\">CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) <\/a>that enables unauthorized access to the API.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Explicitly test and document the access control specifications for each application service. And regularly check the server\/application to identify the flaws in the access controls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify each single request. And use programmatic techniques to ensure that no exceptions will occur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoiding forced surfing by only granting users access rights equal to their privileges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add additional access restriction with IP address for more sensitive functionalities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/aws-web-application-firewall-waf\/\">web application security <\/a>is a high-ranking issue, Authentication and Control Access is just a slice of the entire pie but the consequences of such threats can be disastrous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faulty access controls can allow unauthorized users to take over the application, access admin features, and manipulate sensitive data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, a better way of avoiding these attacks is to implement effective Authentication and Access Controls for each privileged page in the application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides that, looking for a security audit service? check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.webkul.com\/Ecommerce-Security-Audit-Basic-Plan.html\">Webkul basic security module<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/store.webkul.com\/magento2-security-extension.html\">Magento 2-based eCommerce store security extension<\/a> which can also be customized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need Support?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank You for reading this Blog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further more interesting blogs, keep in touch with us. 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