CWE-917
Overview
- CWE ID
- 917
- CWE Name
- Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')
- CWE Abstraction
- Base
- CWE structure
- Simple
- CWE Status
- Incomplete
Description
The software constructs all or part of an expression language (EL) statement in a framework such as a Java Server Page (JSP) using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elemen
Extended Description
Frameworks such as Java Server Page (JSP) allow a developer to insert executable expressions within otherwise-static content. When the developer is not aware of the executable nature of these expressions and/or does not disable them, then if an attacker c