Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-791

    CWE-791: Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements

    The product receives data from an upstream component, but does not completely filter special elements before sending it to a downstream component.

    Published:4 Dec 2009
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-790: Improper Filtering of Special Elements