Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-1288

    CWE-1288: Improper Validation of Consistency within Input

    The product receives a complex input with multiple elements or fields that must be consistent with each other, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is actually consistent.

    Published:24 Jun 2020
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-20: Improper Input Validation