CWE-103—Struts: Incomplete validate() Method Definition
PUBLISHEDweakness record
released 2006-07-19 · last modified 2025-12-11
Metadata
- CWE ID:
- CWE-103
- Abstraction:
- Variant
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2025-12-11
Weakness Name
Struts: Incomplete validate() Method Definition
Description
The product has a validator form that either does not define a validate() method, or defines a validate() method but does not call super.validate().
Common Consequences
- Scope:
- Other
- Impact:
- Unexpected State, Varies by Context
- Notes:
- If the code does not call super.validate(), the Validation Framework cannot check the contents of the form against a validation form. In other words, the validation framework will be disabled for the given form. Disabling the validation framework for a form exposes the product to numerous types of attacks.
- Scope:
- Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Other
- Impact:
- Other
- Notes:
- Although J2EE applications are not generally susceptible to memory corruption attacks, if a J2EE application interfaces with native code that does not perform array bounds checking, an attacker may be able to use an input validation mistake in the J2EE application to launch a buffer overflow attack.