CWE-790

Class Abstraction Level
Pillar — Highest-level weakness category
Class — Abstract, language-independent
Base — Specific enough to detect
Variant — Tied to specific technology
Compound — Requires multiple weaknesses Incomplete MITRE CWE Status
Stable — Fully reviewed and complete
Draft — Under development, may change
Incomplete — Partially defined by MITRE
Deprecated — No longer recommended
Obsolete — Replaced by another CWE
Improper Filtering of Special Elements

Description

The product receives data from an upstream component, but does not filter or incorrectly filters special elements before sending it to a downstream component.

Consequences

Integrity — Unexpected State