CWE · MITRE source
CWE-790Improper Filtering of Special Elements
The product receives data from an upstream component, but does not filter or incorrectly filters special elements before sending it to a downstream component.
Last updated: 04 July 2026 08:17 UTC
Cumulative inbound coverage
How completely the frameworks we cross-walk collectively cover this — the verdict is the strongest single mapping (overlapping partials are not summed); breadth shows the corroboration behind it.
Collective: mostly · 8 mapping(s) from 1 framework(s): ATT&CK 8 (mostly)
NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (0)AI
| Control | Title | Family | Why it addresses this CWE |
|---|---|---|---|
| No NIST controls proposed yet. | |||
MITRE ATT&CK techniques this weakness enables
Our own two-way CWE↔ATT&CK cross-walk — a direct mapping with no public source (the CWE→CAPEC→ATT&CK chain leaves most top weaknesses, incl. XSS and SQLi, mapped to nothing). Drafted by Grok and spot-checked by Claude Opus 4.8.
Direction: ← other covers this;
→ this covers other (F/M/P = full / mostly /
partial).
Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2021-43802 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 0.0199 | 2021-12-09 |
CVE-2023-22578 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 0.0083 | 2023-02-16 |
CVE-2023-45239 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0181 | 2023-10-06 |
CVE-2024-31616 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0083 | 2024-04-23 |
CVE-2024-42416 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0040 | 2024-09-05 |
CVE-2025-15576 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0011 | 2026-03-09 |
CVE-2025-27260 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0021 | 2026-03-25 |
CVE-2026-2328 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0031 | 2026-03-30 |
CVE-2026-9658 UPD | 5.5 | 7.3 | 0.0023 | 2026-05-28 |
CVE-2024-6540 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 0.0039 | 2024-07-15 |
CVE-2024-43442 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 0.0040 | 2024-08-26 |
CVE-2024-43443 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 0.0036 | 2024-08-26 |
CVE-2024-47984 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.0045 | 2024-12-13 |
CVE-2025-0431 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 0.0039 | 2025-03-19 |