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CWE-75

Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection)

Class
Draft

Description

The product does not adequately filter user-controlled input for special elements with control implications.

Common Consequences

Scope

Integrity
Confidentiality
Availability

Impact

Modify Application Data, Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

Potential Mitigations

Requirements

Programming languages and supporting technologies might be chosen which are not subject to these issues.

Implementation

Utilize an appropriate mix of allowlist and denylist parsing to filter special element syntax from all input.

Applicable Platforms

Not Language-Specific

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