CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
ID
CWE-178
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
Number of CVEs
38
The product does not properly account for differences in case sensitivity when accessing or determining the properties of a resource, leading to inconsistent results.
Improperly handled case sensitive data can lead to several possible consequences, including:
- case-insensitive passwords reducing the size of the key space, making brute force attacks easier
- bypassing filters or access controls using alternate names
- multiple interpretation errors using alternate names.
Modes of Introduction
| Phase | Note |
|---|---|
| Implementation |
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-706 | Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference | Class | Simple | Incomplete | |
| CWE-1003 | Weaknesses for Simplified Mapping of Published Vulnerabilities | Incomplete | CWE-706 | Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference | Class | Simple | Incomplete | |
| CWE-1000 | Research Concepts | Draft | CWE-433 | Unparsed Raw Web Content Delivery | Variant | Simple | Incomplete | |
| CWE-1000 | Research Concepts | Draft | CWE-289 | Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name | Base | Simple | Incomplete | |
CVEs Published
CVSS Severity
CVSS Severity - By Year
CVSS Base Score
| # CVE | Description | CVSS | EPSS | EPSS Trend (30 days) | Affected Products | Weaknesses | Security Advisories | Exploits | PoC | Pubblication Date | Modification Date |
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| # CVE | Description | CVSS | EPSS | EPSS Trend (30 days) | Affected Products | Weaknesses | Security Advisories | PoC | Pubblication Date | Modification Date |
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