Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-794

    CWE-794: Incomplete Filtering of Multiple Instances of Special Elements

    The product receives data from an upstream component, but does not filter all instances 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