Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-305

    CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

    The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-1390: Weak Authentication