CWE-790 – Improper Filtering of Special Elements

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Description

The software receives data from an upstream component, but does not filter or incorrectly filters special elements before sending it to a downstream component.

Modes of Introduction:

– Implementation

Likelihood of Exploit:

 

Related Weaknesses

CWE-138

 

Consequences

Integrity: Unexpected State

 

Potential Mitigations

CVE References