CWE-183 — Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
CWE-183: Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Base |
| Status | Draft |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are explicitly allowed by policy because the inputs are assumed to be safe, but the list is too permissive - that is, it allows an input that is unsafe, leading to resultant weaknesses.
Common consequences
- Access Control: Bypass Protection Mechanism
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/183.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html