Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-602

    CWE-602: Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

    The product is composed of a server that relies on the client to implement a mechanism that is intended to protect the server.

    Published:7 May 2007
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

    CWE-471: Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)

    CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

    CWE-300: Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint