The software does not adequately filter user-controlled input for special elements with control implications. 1000 699 Weakness ChildOf 74 888 Category ChildOf 896 Architecture and Design Implementation Integrity Confidentiality Availability Modify application data Execute unauthorized code or commands Requirements Programming languages and supporting technologies might be chosen which are not subject to these issues. Implementation Utilize an appropriate mix of white-list and black-list parsing to filter special element syntax from all input. Special Element Injection PLOVER Eric Dalci Cigital 2008-07-01 updated Time_of_Introduction CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-09-08 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings CWE Content Team MITRE 2010-12-13 updated Description CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-01 updated Common_Consequences CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-05-11 updated Relationships CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-10-30 updated Potential_Mitigations Special Element Injection