1. CWE Types
  2. Weaknesses related to CWE-697
CAPEC Related Weakness
Blind SQL Injection
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707Improper Neutralization
CWE-713OWASP Top Ten 2007 Category A2 - Injection Flaws
Overflow Variables and Tags
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-118Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error')
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-733Compiler Optimization Removal or Modification of Security-critical Code
Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-158Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
CWE-171DEPRECATED: Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors
CWE-172Encoding Error
CWE-173Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707Improper Neutralization
Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-171DEPRECATED: Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors
CWE-172Encoding Error
CWE-173Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-176Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
CWE-179Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation
CWE-180Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
CWE-183Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-692Incomplete Denylist to Cross-Site Scripting
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
OS Command Injection
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-713OWASP Top Ten 2007 Category A2 - Injection Flaws
Buffer Overflow in an API Call
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-118Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error')
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-733Compiler Optimization Removal or Modification of Security-critical Code
HTTP Response Splitting
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-113Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Response Splitting')
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707Improper Neutralization
CWE-713OWASP Top Ten 2007 Category A2 - Injection Flaws
Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-21DEPRECATED: Pathname Traversal and Equivalence Errors
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-171DEPRECATED: Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors
CWE-172Encoding Error
CWE-173Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-177Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding)
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707Improper Neutralization
Embedding NULL Bytes
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-158Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
CWE-171DEPRECATED: Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors
CWE-172Encoding Error
CWE-173Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707Improper Neutralization
String Format Overflow in syslog()
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-21DEPRECATED: Pathname Traversal and Equivalence Errors
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-171DEPRECATED: Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors
CWE-172Encoding Error
CWE-173Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-180Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
CWE-181Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707Improper Neutralization
Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-99Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')
CWE-118Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error')
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-302Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data
CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-733Compiler Optimization Removal or Modification of Security-critical Code
Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-118Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error')
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-733Compiler Optimization Removal or Modification of Security-critical Code
Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-118Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error')
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-130Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
CWE-131Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
Argument Injection
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-146Improper Neutralization of Expression/Command Delimiters
CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-185Incorrect Regular Expression
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-713OWASP Top Ten 2007 Category A2 - Injection Flaws
Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-21DEPRECATED: Pathname Traversal and Equivalence Errors
CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-171DEPRECATED: Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors
CWE-172Encoding Error
CWE-173Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-180Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
CWE-181Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-692Incomplete Denylist to Cross-Site Scripting
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-118Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error')
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-733Compiler Optimization Removal or Modification of Security-critical Code
SQL Injection
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707Improper Neutralization
CWE-713OWASP Top Ten 2007 Category A2 - Injection Flaws
Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-21DEPRECATED: Pathname Traversal and Equivalence Errors
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-171DEPRECATED: Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors
CWE-173Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-180Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
CWE-181Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-185Incorrect Regular Expression
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707Improper Neutralization
Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-118Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error')
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-353Missing Support for Integrity Check
CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-713OWASP Top Ten 2007 Category A2 - Injection Flaws
Command Delimiters
CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-93Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
CWE-138Improper Neutralization of Special Elements
CWE-140Improper Neutralization of Delimiters
CWE-146Improper Neutralization of Expression/Command Delimiters
CWE-154Improper Neutralization of Variable Name Delimiters
CWE-157Failure to Sanitize Paired Delimiters
CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-185Incorrect Regular Expression
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-713OWASP Top Ten 2007 Category A2 - Injection Flaws
Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads
CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
CWE-150Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-713OWASP Top Ten 2007 Category A2 - Injection Flaws
Overflow Binary Resource File
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-713OWASP Top Ten 2007 Category A2 - Injection Flaws
Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-118Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error')
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-285Improper Authorization
CWE-302Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data
CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
Double Encoding
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-21DEPRECATED: Pathname Traversal and Equivalence Errors
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-171DEPRECATED: Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors
CWE-172Encoding Error
CWE-173Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-177Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding)
CWE-181Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-183Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-692Incomplete Denylist to Cross-Site Scripting
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
Flash Injection
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
Leverage Alternate Encoding
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-21DEPRECATED: Pathname Traversal and Equivalence Errors
CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-171DEPRECATED: Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors
CWE-172Encoding Error
CWE-173Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-180Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
CWE-181Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-692Incomplete Denylist to Cross-Site Scripting
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-41Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-171DEPRECATED: Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors
CWE-172Encoding Error
CWE-173Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding
CWE-179Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation
CWE-180Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
CWE-181Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-183Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707Improper Neutralization
Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-171DEPRECATED: Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors
CWE-179Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation
CWE-181Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter
CWE-183Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
CWE-707Improper Neutralization
User-Controlled Filename
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-86Improper Neutralization of Invalid Characters in Identifiers in Web Pages
CWE-96Improper Neutralization of Directives in Statically Saved Code ('Static Code Injection')
CWE-116Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-348Use of Less Trusted Source
CWE-350Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
Forced Integer Overflow
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-128Wrap-around Error
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-196Unsigned to Signed Conversion Error
CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
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