Category: Handler Errors

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Summary

Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of handlers.

Membership
IDNameDescription
CWE-430Deployment of Wrong HandlerThe wrong "handler" is assigned to process an object.
CWE-431Missing HandlerA handler is not available or implemented.
CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeThe product allows the upload or transfer of dangerous file types that are automatically processed within its environment.
CWE-699Software DevelopmentThis view organizes weaknesses around concepts that are frequently used or encountered in software development. This includes all aspects of the software development lifecycle including both architecture and implementation. Accordingly, this view can align closely with the perspectives of architects, developers, educators, and assessment vendors. It provides a variety of categories that are intended to simplify navigation, browsing, and mapping.
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Usage: Prohibited
Reasons: Category
Rationale:
This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.
Comment:
See member weaknesses of this category.