CWE-114: Process Control

ID CWE-114
Abstraction Class
Structure Simple
Status Incomplete
Number of CVEs 12
Executing commands or loading libraries from an untrusted source or in an untrusted environment can cause an application to execute malicious commands (and payloads) on behalf of an attacker.

Process control vulnerabilities take two forms:

  • An attacker can change the command that the program executes: the attacker explicitly controls what the command is.
  • An attacker can change the environment in which the command executes: the attacker implicitly controls what the command means.

Process control vulnerabilities of the first type occur when either data enters the application from an untrusted source and the data is used as part of a string representing a command that is executed by the application. By executing the command, the application gives an attacker a privilege or capability that the attacker would not otherwise have.

Modes of Introduction

Phase Note
Implementation REALIZATION: This weakness is caused during implementation of an architectural security tactic.

Applicable Platforms

Type Class Name Prevalence
Language Not Language-Specific

Relationships

View Weakness
# ID View Status # ID Name Abstraction Structure Status
CWE-1000 Research Concepts Draft CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path Base Simple Draft
CWE-700 Seven Pernicious Kingdoms Incomplete CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Class Simple Stable

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

The Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPECâ„¢) effort provides a publicly available catalog of common attack patterns that helps users understand how adversaries exploit weaknesses in applications and other cyber-enabled capabilities.

CAPEC at Mitre.org
# ID Name Weaknesses
CAPEC-108 Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CWE-114
CAPEC-640 Inclusion of Code in Existing Process CWE-114

CVEs Published

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# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories Exploits PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
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