CWE-430: Deployment of Wrong Handler

What is CWE-430?

CWE-430 is Deployment of Wrong Handler. The flaw arises when the wrong "handler" is assigned to process an object. The database currently holds 1 vulnerabilities mapped to CWE-430 and none of them are in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

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OWASP Top 10 Rank-
Related CVES (365 days)1
AbstractionBase
Likelihood of exploit-

Vulnerabilities mapped to CWE-430

1 vulnerabilities50% decrease year over year

No data

No vulnerability data in CISA KEV for CWE-430

Official definition

ByMitre CWE

The wrong "handler" is assigned to process an object.

An example of deploying the wrong handler would be calling a servlet to reveal source code of a .JSP file, or automatically "determining" type of the object even if it is contradictory to an explicitly specified type.

Characteristics

Modes of introduction

  • Implementation

Common consequences

ImpactScopeExplanation
Varies by Context, Unexpected StateIntegrity, Other-

Risk mitigations

  1. Architecture and DesignPerform a type check before interpreting an object.
  2. Architecture and DesignReject any inconsistent types, such as a file with a .GIF extension that appears to consist of PHP code.

Representative vulnerabilities

Sources (2)

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