CWE · MITRE source
CWE-620Unverified Password Change
When setting a new password for a user, the product does not require knowledge of the original password, or using another form of authentication.
This could be used by an attacker to change passwords for another user, thus gaining the privileges associated with that user.
Last updated: 04 July 2026 00:28 UTC
Cumulative inbound coverage
How completely the frameworks we cross-walk collectively cover this — the verdict is the strongest single mapping (overlapping partials are not summed); breadth shows the corroboration behind it.
Collective: full · 2 mapping(s) from 2 framework(s): OWASP-Web 1 (full) · ATT&CK 1 (partial)
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
This weakness contributes to A07:2025 Authentication Failures.
NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (0)AI
| Control | Title | Family | Why it addresses this CWE |
|---|---|---|---|
| No NIST controls proposed yet. | |||
MITRE ATT&CK techniques this weakness enables
Our own two-way CWE↔ATT&CK cross-walk — a direct mapping with no public source (the CWE→CAPEC→ATT&CK chain leaves most top weaknesses, incl. XSS and SQLi, mapped to nothing). Drafted by Grok and spot-checked by Claude Opus 4.8.
Direction: ← other covers this;
→ this covers other (F/M/P = full / mostly /
partial).
Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2024-20419 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 0.8077 | 2024-07-17 |
CVE-2020-7378 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 0.0262 | 2020-11-24 |
CVE-2023-2297 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0099 | 2023-04-27 |
CVE-2023-3069 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0060 | 2023-06-02 |
CVE-2023-2449 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0090 | 2023-11-22 |
CVE-2024-37998 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0045 | 2024-07-22 |
CVE-2024-26520 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0051 | 2024-07-26 |
CVE-2024-33699 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 0.0922 | 2024-10-30 |
CVE-2024-13375 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0139 | 2025-01-18 |
CVE-2025-1107 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 0.0038 | 2025-02-07 |
CVE-2024-12860 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0045 | 2025-02-18 |
CVE-2024-12824 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0216 | 2025-03-01 |
CVE-2024-48887 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.1137 | 2025-04-08 |
CVE-2025-3603 UPD | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0046 | 2025-04-24 |
CVE-2025-2253 UPD | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0070 | 2025-05-09 |
CVE-2025-4558 UPD | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0045 | 2025-05-12 |
CVE-2025-4322 UPD | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.1824 | 2025-05-20 |
CVE-2024-12827 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0035 | 2025-06-27 |
CVE-2025-4606 UPD | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0056 | 2025-07-09 |
CVE-2025-10159 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0083 | 2025-09-09 |
CVE-2025-9286 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0044 | 2025-10-03 |
CVE-2025-63362 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0052 | 2025-12-04 |
CVE-2025-67041 UPD | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0043 | 2026-03-11 |
CVE-2025-70082 UPD | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0050 | 2026-03-11 |
CVE-2026-30458 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 0.0041 | 2026-03-26 |