Category: OWASP Top Ten 2010 Category A10 - Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards

Obsolete
Summary

Weaknesses in this category are related to the A10 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2010.

Membership
IDNameDescription
CWE-601URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')The web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a redirect.
CWE-809Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2010)CWE nodes in this view (graph) are associated with the OWASP Top Ten, as released in 2010. This view is considered obsolete as a newer version of the OWASP Top Ten is available.
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.