CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs – Detailed Weakness Analysis

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CAPEC Patterns referencing CWE-184

Below is a list of CAPEC attack patterns associated with this CWE-184. Click on each CAPEC to learn more. The right column shows the related weaknesses (including this one).

CAPEC Related Weaknesses
Double Encoding
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-172 Encoding Error
CWE-173 Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-177 Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding)
CWE-181 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-183 Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-692 Incomplete Denylist to Cross-Site Scripting
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
Command Delimiters
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-93 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
CWE-138 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements
CWE-140 Improper Neutralization of Delimiters
CWE-146 Improper Neutralization of Expression/Command Delimiters
CWE-154 Improper Neutralization of Variable Name Delimiters
CWE-157 Failure to Sanitize Paired Delimiters
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-185 Incorrect Regular Expression
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
Flash Injection
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-41 Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-172 Encoding Error
CWE-173 Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-179 Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation
CWE-180 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
CWE-181 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-183 Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-179 Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation
CWE-181 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-183 Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
Argument Injection
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-146 Improper Neutralization of Expression/Command Delimiters
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-185 Incorrect Regular Expression
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-172 Encoding Error
CWE-173 Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-176 Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
CWE-179 Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation
CWE-180 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
CWE-183 Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-692 Incomplete Denylist to Cross-Site Scripting
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
User-Controlled Filename
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-86 Improper Neutralization of Invalid Characters in Identifiers in Web Pages
CWE-96 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Statically Saved Code ('Static Code Injection')
CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-348 Use of Less Trusted Source
CWE-350 Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
AJAX Footprinting
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-86 Improper Neutralization of Invalid Characters in Identifiers in Web Pages
CWE-96 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Statically Saved Code ('Static Code Injection')
CWE-113 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')
CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-348 Use of Less Trusted Source
CWE-692 Incomplete Denylist to Cross-Site Scripting

About CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

CWE-184 is one of the established Common Weakness Enumerations that identifies a specific type of vulnerability in software. Detailed analysis of CWE-184 helps organizations understand the risks associated with this weakness and implement effective countermeasures.

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