CQE-78: OS Command Injection Improper Input Neutralization

 
OS Command Injection Improper Input Neutralization
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Quality Issue ID: 78 Maturity: Preliminary
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Description Summary

This pattern identifies situations where an external value is entered into the application through the user interface ReadsUI action, transformed throughout the application along the sequence composed of ActionElements with DataRelations relations, some of which being part of named callable and method control elements, and ultimately used in the platform action to be executed by the execution environment; none of the callable or method control element of the transformation sequence being a vetted sanitization callable and method control element from the list of vetted sanitization callable and method control elements.
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NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains to
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ChildOf
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Practice
9006OS Command Execution
Quality Issues Organized by Practices (primary)9002
ChildOf
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Characteristic
9115Security
Default Graph (primary)9001
CanPrecede
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Consequence
9030Unauthorized Code Execution
Default Graph (primary)9001

Related Taxonomy Entries

TaxonomyVersionRelated ID
ASCSM1ASCSM-CWE-78
CWE2.1178
+ References
"Automated Source Code Security Measure (ASCSM)". ASCSM-CWE-78. v1.0. Object Management Group (OMG). 2016-01-01. <http://www.omg.org/spec/ASCSM/1.0/>.
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