Broken Authentication

Critical Severity Technical Guide

Vulnerability Description

Broken authentication vulnerabilities allow attackers to bypass login forms, hijack user sessions, or compromise user identities due to weak session management, lack of MFA, or predictable tokens.

Remediation Guide

To resolve this vulnerability, follow these config changes or developer practices:

Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA), enforce secure password complexity policies, rate-limit authentication endpoints, and rotate session IDs upon login.

Verify Your Fix

After applying the remediation, run an external attack-surface scan to verify that the vulnerability is no longer detected by WebScanify.

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