{"@ID": "102", "@Name": "Struts: Duplicate Validation Forms", "@Abstraction": "Variant", "@Structure": "Simple", "@Status": "Incomplete", "Description": "The product uses multiple Struts validation forms with the same name.", "Related_Weaknesses": {"Related_Weakness": [{"@Nature": "ChildOf", "@CWE_ID": "694", "@View_ID": "1000", "@Ordinal": "Primary"}, {"@Nature": "ChildOf", "@CWE_ID": "1173", "@View_ID": "1000"}, {"@Nature": "ChildOf", "@CWE_ID": "20", "@View_ID": "700", "@Ordinal": "Primary"}]}, "Weakness_Ordinalities": {"Weakness_Ordinality": {"Ordinality": "Primary"}}, "Applicable_Platforms": {"Language": {"@Name": "Java", "@Prevalence": "Undetermined"}}, "Modes_Of_Introduction": {"Introduction": {"Phase": "Implementation"}}, "Common_Consequences": {"Consequence": {"Scope": "Integrity", "Impact": "Unexpected State", "Note": "If two validation forms have the same name, the\n\t       Struts Validator arbitrarily chooses one of the forms\n\t       to use for input validation and discards the\n\t       other. This decision might not correspond to the\n\t       programmer's expectations, possibly leading to\n\t       resultant weaknesses. Moreover, it indicates that the\n\t       validation logic is not up-to-date, and can indicate\n\t       that other, more subtle validation errors are present."}}, "Detection_Methods": {"Detection_Method": {"@Detection_Method_ID": "DM-14", "Method": "Automated Static Analysis", "Description": "Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect \"sources\" (origins of input) with \"sinks\" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)"}}, "Potential_Mitigations": {"Mitigation": {"Phase": "Implementation", "Description": "The DTD or schema validation will not catch the duplicate occurrence of the same form name. To find the issue in the implementation, manual checks or automated static analysis could be applied to the xml configuration files."}}, "Demonstrative_Examples": {"Demonstrative_Example": {"@Demonstrative_Example_ID": "DX-221", "Intro_Text": "These two Struts validation forms have the same name.", "Example_Code": {"@Nature": "Bad", "@Language": "XML", "xhtml:div": {"xhtml:div": {"@style": "margin-left:1em;", "xhtml:div": {"@style": "margin-left:1em;", "xhtml:br": null, "#text": "<form name=\"ProjectForm\"> ... </form>\n\t\t\t\t\t   <form name=\"ProjectForm\"> ... </form>"}, "#text": "<formset>\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t </formset>"}, "#text": "<form-validation>\n\t\t\t\t   \n\t\t\t\t   </form-validation>"}, "#text_blocks": ["<form-validation>", "<formset>", "<form name=\"ProjectForm\"> ... </form>", "<form name=\"ProjectForm\"> ... </form>", "</formset>", "</form-validation>"]}, "Body_Text": "It is not certain which form will be used by Struts. It is critically important that validation logic be maintained and kept in sync with the rest of the product."}}, "Taxonomy_Mappings": {"Taxonomy_Mapping": [{"@Taxonomy_Name": "7 Pernicious Kingdoms", "Entry_Name": "Struts: Duplicate Validation Forms"}, {"@Taxonomy_Name": "Software Fault Patterns", "Entry_ID": "SFP24", "Entry_Name": "Tainted input to command"}]}, "References": {"Reference": {"@External_Reference_ID": "REF-6"}}, "Mapping_Notes": {"Usage": "Allowed", "Rationale": "This CWE entry is at the Variant level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.", "Comments": "Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.", "Reasons": {"Reason": {"@Type": "Acceptable-Use"}}}, "Content_History": {"Submission": {"Submission_Name": "7 Pernicious Kingdoms", "Submission_Date": "2006-07-19", "Submission_Version": "Draft 3", "Submission_ReleaseDate": "2006-07-19"}, "Modification": [{"Modification_Name": "Eric Dalci", "Modification_Organization": "Cigital", "Modification_Date": "2008-07-01", "Modification_Version": "1.0", "Modification_ReleaseDate": "2008-09-09", "Modification_Comment": "updated Demonstrative_Example, Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction"}, {"Modification_Name": "CWE Content Team", "Modification_Organization": "MITRE", "Modification_Date": "2008-09-08", "Modification_Version": "1.0", "Modification_ReleaseDate": "2008-09-09", "Modification_Comment": "updated Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities"}, {"Modification_Name": "CWE Content Team", 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