CWE-167—Improper Handling of Additional Special Element

Weakness Name

Improper Handling of Additional Special Element

Description

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not handle or incorrectly handles when an additional unexpected special element is provided.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Integrity

Impact:

Unexpected State

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-159Improper Handling of Invalid Use of Special Elements
• CWE-228Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure