Category: OWASP Top Ten 2021 Category A03:2021 - Injection
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Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to the A03 category "Injection" in the OWASP Top Ten 2021.
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-113 | Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting') | The product receives data from an HTTP agent/component (e.g., web server, proxy, browser, etc.), but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CR and LF characters before the data is included in outgoing HTTP headers. |
| CWE-116 | Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output | The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. |
| CWE-138 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements | The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as control elements or syntactic markers when they are sent to a downstream component. |
| CWE-184 | Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs | The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are not allowed by policy or otherwise require other action to neutralize before additional processing takes place, but the list is incomplete. |
| CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation | The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. |
| CWE-470 | Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') | The product uses external input with reflection to select which classes or code to use, but it does not sufficiently prevent the input from selecting improper classes or code. |
| CWE-471 | Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) | The product does not properly protect an assumed-immutable element from being modified by an attacker. |
| CWE-564 | SQL Injection: Hibernate | Using Hibernate to execute a dynamic SQL statement built with user-controlled input can allow an attacker to modify the statement's meaning or to execute arbitrary SQL commands. |
| CWE-610 | Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere | The product uses an externally controlled name or reference that resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere. |
| CWE-643 | Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection') | The product uses external input to dynamically construct an XPath expression used to retrieve data from an XML database, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes that input. This allows an attacker to control the structure of the query. |
| CWE-644 | Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes web scripting syntax in HTTP headers that can be used by web browser components that can process raw headers, such as Flash. |
| CWE-652 | Improper Neutralization of Data within XQuery Expressions ('XQuery Injection') | The product uses external input to dynamically construct an XQuery expression used to retrieve data from an XML database, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes that input. This allows an attacker to control the structure of the query. |
| CWE-74 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') | The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. |
| CWE-75 | Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) | The product does not adequately filter user-controlled input for special elements with control implications. |
| CWE-77 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') | The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. |
| CWE-78 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') | The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. |
| CWE-79 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
| CWE-80 | Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) | The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. |
| CWE-83 | Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes in a Web Page | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes "javascript:" or other URIs from dangerous attributes within tags, such as onmouseover, onload, onerror, or style. |
| CWE-87 | Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controlled input for alternate script syntax. |
| CWE-88 | Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') | The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string. |
| CWE-89 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data. |
| CWE-90 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection') | The product constructs all or part of an LDAP query using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended LDAP query when it is sent to a downstream component. |
| CWE-91 | XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) | The product does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system. |
| CWE-917 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection') | The product constructs all or part of an expression language (EL) statement in a framework such as a Java Server Page (JSP) using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended EL statement before it is executed. |
| CWE-93 | Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection') | The product uses CRLF (carriage return line feeds) as a special element, e.g. to separate lines or records, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CRLF sequences from inputs. |
| CWE-94 | Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. |
| CWE-95 | Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') | The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes code syntax before using the input in a dynamic evaluation call (e.g. "eval"). |
| CWE-96 | Improper Neutralization of Directives in Statically Saved Code ('Static Code Injection') | The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes code syntax before inserting the input into an executable resource, such as a library, configuration file, or template. |
| CWE-97 | Improper Neutralization of Server-Side Includes (SSI) Within a Web Page | The product generates a web page, but does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input that could be interpreted as a server-side include (SSI) directive. |
| CWE-98 | Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions. |
| CWE-99 | Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection') | The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended sphere of control. |
| CWE-1344 | Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2021) | CWE entries in this view (graph) are associated with the OWASP Top Ten, as released in 2021. |
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