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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

Related Weaknesses

CWE-795Only Filtering Special Elements at a Specified Location