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CWE-182 - Collapse of Data into Unsafe Value

  • Abstraction:Base
  • Structure:Simple
  • Status:Draft
  • Release Date:2006-07-19
  • Latest Modification Date:2023-06-29

Weakness Name

Collapse of Data into Unsafe Value

Description

The product filters data in a way that causes it to be reduced or "collapsed" into an unsafe value that violates an expected security property.

Common Consequences

Scope: Access Control

Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism

Related Weaknesses

CWE-33Path Traversal: '....' (Multiple Dot)

CWE-34Path Traversal: '....//'

CWE-35Path Traversal: '.../...//'

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure