CWE-793 — Only Filtering One Instance of a Special Element
CWE-793: Only Filtering One Instance of a Special Element
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Variant |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The product receives data from an upstream component, but only filters a single instance of a special element before sending it to a downstream component.
Incomplete filtering of this nature may be location-dependent, as in only the first or last element is filtered.
Common consequences
- Integrity: Unexpected State
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/793.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html