What is CWE-345?
CWE-345 is Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. The flaw arises when the product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.
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CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
OWASP TOP 10:2025 RANK8 — A08:2025 — Software or Data Integrity Failures
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The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.
Characteristics
Modes of introduction
- Architecture and Design
- Implementation: REALIZATION: This weakness is caused during implementation of an architectural security tactic.
Common consequences
| Impact | Scope | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Varies by Context, Unexpected State | Integrity, Other | - |
Detection methods
| Method | Approach | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|
| Automated Static Analysis | Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.) | High |
Representative vulnerabilities
Below are representative vulnerabilities related to this CWE, prioritized by severity.
- CVE-2022-30260-Distributed Control System (DCS) does not sign firmware images and only relies on insecure checksums for integrity checks
- CVE-2022-30267-Distributed Control System (DCS) does not sign firmware images and only relies on insecure checksums for integrity checks
- CVE-2022-30272-Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) does not use signatures for firmware images and relies on insecure checksums
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