Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-793

    CWE-793: Only Filtering One Instance of a Special Element

    The product receives data from an upstream component, but only filters a single instance of a special element before sending it to a downstream component.

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

    Related Weakness

    CWE-792: Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements

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