CWE-1286: Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input

Weakness Summary

The product receives input that is expected to be well-formed - i.e., to comply with a certain syntax - but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input complies with the syntax.

• Canonical source: MITRE CWE-1286 (opens in a new tab)
• Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 1
• Distinct affected products in those observations: 1
• Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 5

Atomicorp Research Context

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Selected Published CVE Observations

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

Related MITRE CAPEC Context

MITRE associates this CWE with the following attack-pattern entries. These taxonomy relationships are context, not Atomicorp coverage claims:

CAPEC-66 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-676 (opens in a new tab)