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CWE-346: Origin Validation Error

 
Origin Validation Error
Weakness ID: 346 (Weakness Base)Status: Draft
+ Description

Description Summary

The software does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.
+ Time of Introduction
  • Architecture and Design
  • Implementation
+ Applicable Platforms

Languages

All

+ Observed Examples
ReferenceDescription
CVE-2000-1218DNS server can accept DNS updates from hosts that it did not query, leading to cache poisoning
CVE-2005-0877DNS server can accept DNS updates from hosts that it did not query, leading to cache poisoning
CVE-2001-1452DNS server caches glue records received from non-delegated name servers
CVE-2005-2188user ID obtained from untrusted source (URL)
CVE-2003-0174LDAP service does not verify if a particular attribute was set by the LDAP server
CVE-1999-1549product does not sufficiently distinguish external HTML from internal, potentially dangerous HTML, allowing bypass using special strings in the page title. Overlaps special elements.
CVE-2003-0981product records the reverse DNS name of a visitor in the logs, allowing spoofing and resultant XSS.
+ Weakness Ordinalities
OrdinalityDescription
Primary
(where the weakness exists independent of other weaknesses)
Resultant
(where the weakness is typically related to the presence of some other weaknesses)
+ Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfWeakness ClassWeakness Class345Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
RequiredByCompound Element: CompositeCompound Element: Composite352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Research Concepts1000
RequiredByCompound Element: CompositeCompound Element: Composite384Session Fixation
Research Concepts1000
PeerOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base451UI Misrepresentation of Critical Information
Research Concepts1000
+ Relationship Notes

This is a factor in many weaknesses, both primary and resultant. The problem could be due to design or implementation. This is a fairly general class.

+ Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy NameNode IDFitMapped Node Name
PLOVEROrigin Validation Error
+ Content History
Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganizationSource
PLOVERExternally Mined
Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganizationSource
2008-07-01Eric DalciCigitalExternal
updated Time of Introduction
2008-09-08CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Relationships, Relationship Notes, Taxonomy Mappings, Weakness Ordinalities
2009-05-27CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Related Attack Patterns
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