CWE-794 — Incomplete Filtering of Multiple Instances of Special Elements
CWE-794: Incomplete Filtering of Multiple Instances of Special Elements
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Variant |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The product receives data from an upstream component, but does not filter all instances of a special element before sending it to a downstream component.
Incomplete filtering of this nature may be applied to: sequential elements (special elements that appear next to each other) or non-sequential elements (special elements that appear multiple times in different locations).
Common consequences
- Integrity: Unexpected State
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/794.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html
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