CWE ID: 472
Name: External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter
Here are a few options for translating that text, maintaining a professional tone and incorporating relevant terminology, with varying degrees of detail:
Option 1: Concise & Formal (for Executive Summary/High-Level Report)
“The web application exhibits a vulnerability due to insufficient validation of input data. Specifically, fields assumed to be immutable are, in fact, externally controllable, creating a potential attack vector.”
Option 2: More Detailed (for Technical Report/Developer Briefing)
“The web application’s security posture is compromised by inadequate input validation. The application fails to sufficiently verify data received from external sources, particularly in scenarios where certain fields, such as hidden form fields, are treated as immutable but are actually externally controllable. This allows attackers to potentially manipulate application behavior or compromise data integrity.”
Option 3: Most Detailed (for Detailed Technical Analysis/Root Cause Investigation)
“A critical security vulnerability exists within the web application due to insufficient input validation. The application incorrectly assumes the immutability of certain input parameters, specifically those received from external sources such as hidden form fields. This misassumption allows attackers to manipulate these parameters, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data breaches, or other malicious activities. A thorough review of input validation routines is required to ensure that all external inputs are properly sanitized and validated before being processed by the application. The application should implement robust input validation techniques, including whitelisting and regular expression validation, to prevent unauthorized modification of data.”
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Effektivität: Unknown
Beschreibung: Here are a few options for translating that text, maintaining a professional tone and incorporating relevant terminology, with varying degrees of detail:
Option 1: Concise & Formal (for Executive Summary/High-Level Report)
“To mitigate risks, inputs must be decoded and canonicalized to the application’s internal representation prior to validation (CWE-180). It is crucial to avoid redundant decoding of inputs (CWE-174) to prevent bypasses of allowlist validation schemes through the introduction of malicious inputs after initial checks.”
Option 2: More Detailed (for Technical Report/Developer Briefing)
“The application’s security is compromised by inadequate handling of input data. To ensure proper validation, inputs must be decoded and canonicalized to the application’s current internal representation before validation (CWE-180). A critical error to avoid is redundant decoding of the same input (CWE-174), as this can be exploited to bypass allowlist validation schemes. Attackers could introduce dangerous inputs after they have already been checked, effectively circumventing the intended security measures.”
Option 3: Most Detailed (for Detailed Technical Analysis/Root Cause Investigation)
“A significant security risk exists due to improper input handling. To ensure the integrity of the validation process, all inputs must be decoded and canonicalized to the application’s current internal representation before validation (CWE-180). A critical vulnerability arises if the application decodes the same input multiple times (CWE-174). This allows attackers to manipulate inputs after they have been initially checked, effectively bypassing allowlist validation schemes. The application’s decoding and canonicalization logic must be thoroughly reviewed to prevent redundant processing and ensure that all inputs are properly sanitized and validated against the application’s expected format.”
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