CWE-796 - Only Filtering Special Elements Relative to a Marker
- Abstraction:Variant
- Structure:Simple
- Status:Incomplete
- Release Date:2009-12-28
- Latest Modification Date:2023-06-29
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
