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CWE-430 - Deployment of Wrong Handler

CWE-430

  • Abstraction:
  • Base
  • Structure:
  • Simple
  • Status:
  • Incomplete
Weakness Name

Deployment of Wrong Handler

Description

The wrong "handler" is assigned to process an object.

An example of deploying the wrong handler would be calling a servlet to reveal source code of a .JSP file, or automatically "determining" type of the object even if it is contradictory to an explicitly specified type.

Common Consequences

Scope: Integrity, Other

Impact: Varies by Context, Unexpected State

Related Weaknesses
  • Release Date:
  • 2006-07-19
  • Latest Modification Date:
  • 2023-06-29

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