CWE-103 - Struts: Incomplete validate() Method Definition
CWE-103
- Abstraction:
- Variant
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Weakness Name
Struts: Incomplete validate() Method Definition
- Description
The product has a validator form that either does not define a validate() method, or defines a validate() method but does not call super.validate().
If the code does not call super.validate(), the Validation Framework cannot check the contents of the form against a validation form. In other words, the validation framework will be disabled for the given form.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Other
Impact: Other
Notes: Disabling the validation framework for a form exposes the product to numerous types of attacks. Unchecked input is the root cause of vulnerabilities like cross-site scripting, process control, and SQL injection.
Scope: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Other
Impact: Other
Notes: Although J2EE applications are not generally susceptible to memory corruption attacks, if a J2EE application interfaces with native code that does not perform array bounds checking, an attacker may be able to use an input validation mistake in the J2EE application to launch a buffer overflow attack.
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2023-06-29
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