CWE-178—Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

Weakness Name

Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

Description

The product does not properly account for differences in case sensitivity when accessing or determining the properties of a resource, leading to inconsistent results.

Improperly handled case sensitive data can lead to several possible consequences, including:

Common Consequences

Scope:

Access Control

Impact:

Bypass Protection Mechanism

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-289Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name
• CWE-433Unparsed Raw Web Content Delivery
• CWE-706Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference