COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATIONDraft

CWE-1174

ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Improper Model Validation

The ASP.NET application does not use, or incorrectly uses, the model validation framework.

Abstraction

Variant

Structure

Simple

Likelihood of Exploit

Medium

Understand the problem

What is the problem?

The ASP.NET application does not use, or incorrectly uses, the model validation framework.

Root cause

How and when does the problem arise?

Lifecycle phase

Architecture and Design

Lifecycle phase

Implementation

Risk

What does successful exploitation lead to?

Unexpected State

Affected security scopes: Integrity

Unchecked input leads to cross-site scripting, process control, and SQL injection vulnerabilities, among others.

Defence

How is it prevented and fixed?

  • Follow secure coding guidelines for input handling and boundary checking.
  • Enforce strict security reviews and automated static analysis (SAST) checks.