Weakness · High
CWE-1023: Incomplete Comparison with Missing Factors
What it is
The product performs a comparison between entities that must consider multiple factors or characteristics of each entity, but the comparison does not include one or more of these factors.
- Severity (our rating)
- High
- Likelihood of exploit
- Not rated by MITRE
- Introduced during
- Implementation
- Exploited in the wild
- 1 known exploited CVE
What an attacker can do
- Alter Execution Logic (Integrity, Access Control)
- Bypass Protection Mechanism (Integrity, Access Control)
How to prevent it
Testing
- Thoroughly test the comparison scheme before deploying code into production. Perform positive testing as well as negative testing.
Exploited in the wild: 1 CVE
Vulnerabilities caused by CWE-1023 that attackers have used, from CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, newest first.
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