CWE-796—Only Filtering Special Elements Relative to a Marker

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released 2009-12-28 · last modified 2025-12-11

Metadata

CWE ID:: CWE-796
Abstraction:: Variant
Structure:: Simple
Status:: Incomplete
Release Date:: 2009-12-28
Latest Modification Date:: 2025-12-11

Weakness Name

Only Filtering Special Elements Relative to a Marker

Description

The product receives data from an upstream component, but only accounts for special elements positioned relative to a marker (e.g. "at the beginning/end of a string; the second argument"), thereby missing remaining special elements that may exist before sending it to a downstream component.

Common Consequences

Scope:: Integrity
Impact:: Unexpected State

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