CWE

Technology-Specific Special Elements

ID: 169		Date: (C)2012-05-14   (M)2022-10-10
Type: category		Status: DRAFT

Description

Weaknesses in this category are related to improper handling of special elements within particular technologies.

Applicable Platforms
Language Class: All

Common Consequences
None

Detection Methods
None

Potential Mitigations

Phase	Strategy	Description	Effectiveness	Notes
		Developers should anticipate that technology-specific special elements will be injected/removed/manipulated in the input vectors of their software system. Use an appropriate combination of black lists and white lists to ensure only valid, expected and appropriate input is processed by the system.

Relationships

Related CWE	Type	View	Chain
CWE-169 ChildOf CWE-138	Weakness	CWE-699

Demonstrative Examples
None

White Box Definitions
None

Black Box Definitions
None

Taxynomy Mappings

Taxynomy	Id	Name	Fit
PLOVER		Technology-Specific Special Elements

References:
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