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CWE-793 Only Filtering One Instance of a Special Element

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Abstraction
Variant
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
Languages
Not Language-Specific
CWE version
5.0

Description

The product receives data from an upstream component, but only filters a single instance of a special element before sending it to a downstream component.

Extended description

Incomplete filtering of this nature may be location-dependent; e.g., only the first or last element is filtered.

Common consequences

• Integrity: Unexpected State

Related

Child of · CWE (1)

  • CWE-792 Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements weakness