CWE-346βOrigin Validation Error
PUBLISHEDweakness record
released 2006-07-19 Β· last modified 2025-12-11
Metadata
- CWE ID:
- CWE-346
- Abstraction:
- Class
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2025-12-11
Weakness Name
Origin Validation Error
Description
The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.
Common Consequences
- Scope:
- Access Control, Other
- Impact:
- Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Varies by Context
- Notes:
- An attacker can access any functionality that is inadvertently accessible to the source.