Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-472

    CWE-472: External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter

    The web application does not sufficiently verify inputs that are assumed to be immutable but are actually externally controllable, such as hidden form fields.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-642: External Control of Critical State Data

    CWE-471: Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)