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CWE-706 — Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

provenance: imported · CWE: CWE-706

CWE-706: Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

MITRE CWE weakness

Kind Weakness
Abstraction Class
Status Incomplete
Likelihood of exploit

Description

The product uses a name or reference to access a resource, but the name/reference resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.

Common consequences

  • Confidentiality, Integrity: Read Application Data, Modify Application Data

Mitigations

(none listed)

References

  • CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/706.html
  • CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html