Weakness · Medium
CWE-669: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres
What it is
The product does not properly transfer a resource/behavior to another sphere, or improperly imports a resource/behavior from another sphere, in a manner that provides unintended control over that resource.
- Severity (our rating)
- Medium
- Likelihood of exploit
- Not rated by MITRE
- Introduced during
- Architecture and Design, Implementation, Operation
- Exploited in the wild
- 1 known exploited CVE
What an attacker can do
- Read Application Data (Confidentiality, Integrity)
- Modify Application Data (Confidentiality, Integrity)
- Unexpected State (Confidentiality, Integrity)
How to prevent it
MITRE lists no specific mitigation for this weakness. Treat it like its parent weaknesses below: validate input, keep the design simple and review the code where it could appear.
Exploited in the wild: 1 CVE
Vulnerabilities caused by CWE-669 that attackers have used, from CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, newest first.
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