Description
The software does not properly distinguish between different types of elements in a way that leads to insecure behavior.
Modes of Introduction:
– Implementation
Related Weaknesses
Consequences
Other: Other
Potential Mitigations
CVE References
- CVE-2005-2260
- Browser user interface does not distinguish between user-initiated and synthetic events.
- CVE-2005-2801
- Product does not compare all required data in two separate elements, causing it to think they are the same, leading to loss of ACLs. Similar to Same Name error.
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