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The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

The software constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component.

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.