Category: OWASP Top Ten 2007 Category A3 - Malicious File Execution
Obsolete
Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to the A3 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2007.
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-434 | Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | This vulnerability occurs when an application accepts file uploads without properly restricting the file types, allowing attackers to upload and execute malicious files on the server. |
| CWE-78 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') | OS Command Injection occurs when an application builds a system command using untrusted, external input without properly sanitizing it. This allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. |
| CWE-95 | Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') | This vulnerability occurs when an application takes user input and passes it directly into a dynamic code execution function, like eval(), without properly sanitizing it. This allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code within the application's context. |
| CWE-98 | Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') | This vulnerability occurs when a PHP application uses unvalidated or insufficiently restricted user input directly within file inclusion functions like require() or include(). |
| CWE-629 | Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2007) | CWE nodes in this view (graph) are associated with the OWASP Top Ten, as released in 2007. This view is considered obsolete as a newer version of the OWASP Top Ten is available. |
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
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Reasons: Category
Rationale:
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