CWE-1289
Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input
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2020-02-24
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2025-12-11
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Nome: Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input
The product receives an input value that is used as a resource identifier or other type of reference, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is equivalent to a potentially-unsafe value.
General Informations
Modes Of Introduction
ImplementationPiattaforme applicabili
Linguaggio
Class: Not Language-Specific (Often)Conseguenze comuni
| Ambito | Impatto | Probabilità |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Varies by Context |
Esempi osservati
| Riferimenti | Descrizione |
|---|---|
CVE-2021-39155 | Chain: A microservice integration and management platform compares the hostname in the HTTP Host header in a case-sensitive way (CWE-178, CWE-1289), allowing bypass of the authorization policy (CWE-863) using a hostname with mixed case or other variations. |
CVE-2020-11053 | Chain: Go-based Oauth2 reverse proxy can send the authenticated user to another site at the end of the authentication flow. A redirect URL with HTML-encoded whitespace characters can bypass the validation (CWE-1289) to redirect to a malicious site (CWE-601) |
CVE-2005-0269 | File extension check in forum software only verifies extensions that contain all lowercase letters, which allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files via file extensions that include uppercase letters. |
CVE-2001-1238 | Task Manager does not allow local users to end processes with uppercase letters named (1) winlogon.exe, (2) csrss.exe, (3) smss.exe and (4) services.exe via the Process tab which could allow local users to install Trojan horses that cannot be stopped. |
CVE-2004-2214 | HTTP server allows bypass of access restrictions using URIs with mixed case. |
Potential Mitigations
Phases : ImplementationNote sulla mappatura delle vulnerabilità
Giustificazione : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.Commento : 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.
Note
This entry is still under development and will continue to see updates and content improvements.Invio
| Nome | Organizzazione | Data | Data di rilascio | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | 4.1 |
Modifiche
| Nome | Organizzazione | Data | Commento |
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| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Description | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Observed_Examples | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Relationships | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Mapping_Notes | |
| CWE Content Team | MITRE | updated Weakness_Ordinalities |
