CWE-707 Improper Neutralization – Detailed Weakness Analysis

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CAPEC Patterns referencing CWE-707

Below is a list of CAPEC attack patterns associated with this CWE-707. Click on each CAPEC to learn more. The right column shows the related weaknesses (including this one).

CAPEC Related Weaknesses
XML Injection
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-91 XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
Inter-component Protocol Manipulation
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
Data Interchange Protocol Manipulation
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
Web Services Protocol Manipulation
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
SOAP Manipulation
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
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
Generic Cross-Browser Cross-Domain Theft
CWE-149 Improper Neutralization of Quoting Syntax
CWE-177 Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding)
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
CWE-838 Inappropriate Encoding for Output Context
Embedding NULL Bytes
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-158 Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
CWE-172 Encoding Error
CWE-173 Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-158 Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
CWE-172 Encoding Error
CWE-173 Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
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-697 Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
Blind SQL Injection
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
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-180 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
CWE-181 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-173 Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-180 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
CWE-181 Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-185 Incorrect Regular Expression
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
XPath Injection
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-91 XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
XQuery Injection
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization

About CWE-707: Improper Neutralization

CWE-707 is one of the established Common Weakness Enumerations that identifies a specific type of vulnerability in software. Detailed analysis of CWE-707 helps organizations understand the risks associated with this weakness and implement effective countermeasures.

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