CWE-308 10 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-308: Use of Single-factor Authentication

Overview

CWE-308 (Use of Single-factor Authentication) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The product uses an authentication algorithm that uses a single factor (e.g., a password) in a security context that should require more than one factor.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2026-45749 2026-06-05 Termix is a web-based server management platform with SSH terminal, tunneling, and file editing capabilities. The `POST /users/totp/disable` and `POST /users/totp/backup-codes` endpoints in Termix pri…
CVE-2026-33550 2026-03-22 SOGo before 5.12.5 does not renew the OTP if a user disables/enables it, and has a too short length (only 12 digits instead of the 20 recommended).
CVE-2024-50618 2026-02-11 A Use of Single-factor Authentication vulnerability in the Authentication component of CIPPlanner CIPAce before 9.17 allows attackers to bypass a protection mechanism. When the system is configured to…
CVE-2025-64103 2025-10-29 Starting from 2.53.6, 2.54.3, and 2.55.0, Zitadel only required multi factor authentication in case the login policy has either enabled requireMFA or requireMFAForLocalUsers. If a user has set up MFA …
CVE-2025-42959 2025-07-08 An unauthenticated attacker may exploit a scenario where a Hashed Message Authentication Code (HMAC) credential, extracted from a system missing specific security patches, is reused in a replay attack…
CVE-2024-47652 2024-10-04 This vulnerability exists in Shilpi Client Dashboard due to implementation of inadequate authentication mechanism in the login module wherein access to any users account is granted with just their cor…
CVE-2023-25681 2024-03-05 LDAP users on IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5 which are configured to require multifactor authentication can still authenticate to the CIM interface using only username and password. This does not affect …
CVE-2023-50934 2024-02-02 IBM PowerSC 1.3, 2.0, and 2.1 uses single-factor authentication which can lead to unnecessary risk of compromise when compared with the benefits of a dual-factor authentication scheme. IBM X-Force ID…
CVE-2023-49075 2023-11-28 The Admin Classic Bundle provides a Backend UI for Pimcore. `AdminBundle\Security\PimcoreUserTwoFactorCondition` introduced in v11 disable the two factor authentication for all non-admin security fire…
CVE-2023-34228 2023-05-31 In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.05 authentication checks were missing – 2FA was not checked for some sensitive account actions

Previous names

  • Using Single-factor Authentication (2008-04-11)

Content submission

Name
CLASP
Date
2006-07-19
Version
Draft 3

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Common_Consequences, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
2010-02-16 CWE Content Team 1.8 updated Description, Other_Notes
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Relationships
2012-10-30 CWE Content Team 2.3 updated Demonstrative_Examples
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Applicable_Platforms, Modes_of_Introduction, Relationships
2018-03-27 CWE Content Team 3.1 updated Relationships
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated References, Relationships
2020-08-20 CWE Content Team 4.2 updated Related_Attack_Patterns
2021-03-15 CWE Content Team 4.4 updated Demonstrative_Examples
2022-10-13 CWE Content Team 4.9 updated Relationships
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes, Relationships
2023-10-26 CWE Content Team 4.13 updated Observed_Examples
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Description, Diagram, Other_Notes, Potential_Mitigations, Relationships, Weakness_Ordinalities
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