CWE-181—Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter

Weakness Name

Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter

Description

The product validates data before it has been filtered, which prevents the product from detecting data that becomes invalid after the filtering step.

This can be used by an attacker to bypass the validation and launch attacks that expose weaknesses that would otherwise be prevented, such as injection.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Access Control

Impact:

Bypass Protection Mechanism

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-179Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation