CWE-181

Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Filter

High

Description

The product validates data before it has been filtered, which prevents the product from detecting data that becomes invalid after the filtering step.

Potential Impact

How to Fix

Implementation

Inputs should be decoded and canonicalized to the application's current internal representation before being filtered.

Related Weaknesses

References

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