CWE-430 — Deployment of Wrong Handler
CWE-430: Deployment of Wrong Handler
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Base |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The wrong "handler" is assigned to process an object.
An example of deploying the wrong handler would be calling a servlet to reveal source code of a .JSP file, or automatically "determining" type of the object even if it is contradictory to an explicitly specified type.
Common consequences
- Integrity, Other: Varies by Context, Unexpected State
Mitigations
Architecture and Design — Perform a type check before interpreting an object.
Architecture and Design — Reject any inconsistent types, such as a file with a .GIF extension that appears to consist of PHP code.
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/430.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html
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