Naam: Deployment of Wrong Handler

The wrong "handler" is assigned to process an object or request.

Algemene informatie

Introductiemodi

Implementation : This can happen when the product automatically "determines" the type of the object even if it is contradictory to an explicitly specified type.

Toepasselijke platforms

Taal

Klasse: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Technologieën

Klasse: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)
Klasse: Web Based (Often)

Veelvoorkomende gevolgen

Bereik	Impact	Waarschijnlijkheid
Integrity Other	Varies by Context, Unexpected State Opmerking: An example of deploying the wrong handler would be calling a servlet to reveal source code of a .JSP file, or

Waargenomen voorbeelden

Referenties	Beschrijving
CVE-2001-0004	Source code disclosure via manipulated file extension that causes parsing by wrong DLL.
CVE-2002-0025	Web browser does not properly handle the Content-Type header field, causing a different application to process the document.
CVE-2000-1052	Source code disclosure by directly invoking a servlet.
CVE-2002-1742	Arbitrary Perl functions can be loaded by calling a non-existent function that activates a handler.

Mogelijke risicobeperkingen

Phases : Architecture and Design
Perform a type check before interpreting an object.
Phases : Architecture and Design
Reject any inconsistent types, such as a file with a .GIF extension that appears to consist of PHP code.

Notities kwetsbaarheidsmapping

Rechtvaardiging : 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.
Opmerking : 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.

Gerelateerde aanvalspatronen

CAPEC ID	Naam aanvalspatroon
CAPEC-11	Cause Web Server Misclassification An attack of this type exploits a Web server's decision to take action based on filename or file extension. Because different file types are handled by different server processes, misclassification may force the Web server to take unexpected action, or expected actions in an unexpected sequence. This may cause the server to exhaust resources, supply debug or system data to the attacker, or bind an attacker to a remote process.

Referenties

REF-62

The Art of Software Security Assessment
Mark Dowd, John McDonald, Justin Schuh.

Indiening

Naam	Organisatie	Datum	Releasedatum	Version
PLOVER		2006-07-19 +00:00	2006-07-19 +00:00	Draft 3

Wijzigingen

Naam	Organisatie	Datum	Opmerking
Eric Dalci	Cigital	2008-07-01 +00:00	updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2008-09-08 +00:00	updated Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2008-10-14 +00:00	updated Description
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2009-10-29 +00:00	updated Other_Notes, Weakness_Ordinalities
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	2012-05-11 +00:00	updated References, Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2012-10-30 +00:00	updated Potential_Mitigations
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2014-07-30 +00:00	updated Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2017-11-08 +00:00	updated Applicable_Platforms
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2019-06-20 +00:00	updated Related_Attack_Patterns
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2021-10-28 +00:00	updated Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-04-27 +00:00	updated Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-06-29 +00:00	updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2025-12-11 +00:00	updated Applicable_Platforms
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2026-10-28 +00:00	updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Description, Dimensions, Modes_of_Introduction

CWE-430 Detail

CWE-430