CWE-791

Base 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
Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements

Description

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

Consequences

Integrity — Unexpected State