CWE-792 Detail

CWE-792

Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements
Incomplete
2009-12-28
00h00 +00:00
2023-06-29
00h00 +00:00
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Name: Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements

The product receives data from an upstream component, but does not completely filter one or more instances of special elements before sending it to a downstream component.

CWE Description

Incomplete filtering of this nature involves either:

  • only filtering a single instance of a special element when more exist, or
  • not filtering all instances or all elements where multiple special elements exist.

General Informations

Modes Of Introduction

Implementation : REALIZATION: This weakness is caused during implementation of an architectural security tactic.

Common Consequences

Scope Impact Likelihood
IntegrityUnexpected State

Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Justification : This CWE entry is at the Variant level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
Comment : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

Submission

Name Organization Date Date release Version
CWE Content Team MITRE 2009-12-04 +00:00 2009-12-28 +00:00 1.7

Modifications

Name Organization Date Comment
CWE Content Team MITRE 2010-02-16 +00:00 updated Demonstrative_Examples
CWE Content Team MITRE 2010-06-21 +00:00 updated Description
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-01 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-27 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2017-01-19 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2017-11-08 +00:00 updated Modes_of_Introduction, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-02-24 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-01-31 +00:00 updated Description
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes