Deployment of Wrong Handler
The wrong "handler" is assigned to process an object.
Description
An example of deploying the wrong handler would be calling a servlet to reveal source code of a .JSP file, or automatically "determining" type of the object even if it is contradictory to an explicitly specified type.
See Also
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Design cluster.
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of handlers.
This view (slice) covers all the elements in CWE.
CWE identifiers in this view are weaknesses that do not have associated Software Fault Patterns (SFPs), as covered by the CWE-888 view. As such, they represent gaps in...
This view (slice) lists weaknesses that can be introduced during implementation.
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