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CWE-77:Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Weakness ID:77
Version:v4.17
Weakness Name:Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Vulnerability Mapping:Allowed-with-Review
Abstraction:Class
Structure:Simple
Status:Draft
Likelihood of Exploit:High
DetailsContent HistoryObserved CVE ExamplesReports
▼Submissions
Submission DateRelease DateSubmitterOrganizationVersionComment
2006-07-192006-07-197 Pernicious KingdomsN/ADraft 3

N/A

Submission Date: 2006-07-19

Release Date: 2006-07-19

Submitter: 7 Pernicious Kingdoms

Organization: N/A

Version: Draft 3

Comment:

N/A

▼Modifications
Modification DateRelease DateModifierOrganizationVersionImportanceComment
2020-12-10N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2008-07-01N/AEric DalciCigitalN/AN/A

updated Time_of_Introduction

2008-08-15N/AN/AVeracodeN/AN/A

Suggested OWASP Top Ten 2004 mapping

2008-09-08N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities

2009-05-27N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Name

2009-07-27N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Name

2009-10-29N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences, Description, Other_Notes, Potential_Mitigations

2010-02-16N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations, Relationships

2010-06-21N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Description, Name

2011-03-29N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples

2011-06-01N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences

2012-05-11N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences, Demonstrative_Examples, References, Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships

2012-10-30N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations

2013-02-21N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2013-07-17N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2014-02-18N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Applicable_Platforms, Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Other_Notes, Terminology_Notes

2014-06-23N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2014-07-30N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

2015-12-07N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships

2017-05-03N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations, Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships

2017-11-08N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Causal_Nature, Likelihood_of_Exploit, Modes_of_Introduction, References, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

2018-03-27N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2019-01-03N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Taxonomy_Mappings

2019-06-20N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships

2020-02-24N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationships

2020-06-25N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations

2020-08-20N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2021-03-15N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2021-07-20N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Description, Observed_Examples, Relationships

2021-10-28N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2022-06-28N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Observed_Examples, Relationships

2022-10-13N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Observed_Examples, References, Terminology_Notes

2023-01-31N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Description, Potential_Mitigations

2023-04-27N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Detection_Factors, Relationships, Time_of_Introduction

2023-06-29N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Mapping_Notes, Relationships

2024-07-162024-07-16CWE Content TeamMITRE4.15N/A

updated Alternate_Terms, Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Diagram, Mapping_Notes, Modes_of_Introduction, Observed_Examples, Other_Notes, Terminology_Notes

2024-11-192024-11-19CWE Content TeamMITRE4.16N/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships

Modification Date: 2020-12-10

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2008-07-01

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: Eric Dalci

Organization: Cigital

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Time_of_Introduction

Modification Date: 2008-08-15

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: N/A

Organization: Veracode

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

Suggested OWASP Top Ten 2004 mapping

Modification Date: 2008-09-08

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities

Modification Date: 2009-05-27

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Name

Modification Date: 2009-07-27

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Name

Modification Date: 2009-10-29

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences, Description, Other_Notes, Potential_Mitigations

Modification Date: 2010-02-16

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations, Relationships

Modification Date: 2010-06-21

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Description, Name

Modification Date: 2011-03-29

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples

Modification Date: 2011-06-01

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences

Modification Date: 2012-05-11

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences, Demonstrative_Examples, References, Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships

Modification Date: 2012-10-30

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations

Modification Date: 2013-02-21

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2013-07-17

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2014-02-18

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Applicable_Platforms, Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Other_Notes, Terminology_Notes

Modification Date: 2014-06-23

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2014-07-30

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification Date: 2015-12-07

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships

Modification Date: 2017-05-03

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations, Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships

Modification Date: 2017-11-08

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Causal_Nature, Likelihood_of_Exploit, Modes_of_Introduction, References, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification Date: 2018-03-27

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2019-01-03

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification Date: 2019-06-20

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships

Modification Date: 2020-02-24

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationships

Modification Date: 2020-06-25

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations

Modification Date: 2020-08-20

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2021-03-15

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2021-07-20

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Description, Observed_Examples, Relationships

Modification Date: 2021-10-28

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2022-06-28

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Observed_Examples, Relationships

Modification Date: 2022-10-13

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Observed_Examples, References, Terminology_Notes

Modification Date: 2023-01-31

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Description, Potential_Mitigations

Modification Date: 2023-04-27

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Detection_Factors, Relationships, Time_of_Introduction

Modification Date: 2023-06-29

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Mapping_Notes, Relationships

Modification Date: 2024-07-16

Release Date: 2024-07-16

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: 4.15

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Alternate_Terms, Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Diagram, Mapping_Notes, Modes_of_Introduction, Observed_Examples, Other_Notes, Terminology_Notes

Modification Date: 2024-11-19

Release Date: 2024-11-19

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: 4.16

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships

▼Contributions
Contributor DateRelease DateTypeContributorOrganizationVersionComment
2022-05-20N/AFeedbackAnonymous External ContributorN/AN/A

reported typo in Terminology note

2024-02-292024-07-16ContentAbhi BalakrishnanN/A4.15

Provided diagram to improve CWE usability

2024-07-012024-07-16ContentEldar MarcussenN/A4.15

Suggested that CWE-77 should include more examples than CWE-78.

Contributor Date: 2022-05-20

Release Date: N/A

Type: Feedback

Contributor: Anonymous External Contributor

Organization: N/A

Version: N/A

Comment:

reported typo in Terminology note

Contributor Date: 2024-02-29

Release Date: 2024-07-16

Type: Content

Contributor: Abhi Balakrishnan

Organization: N/A

Version: 4.15

Comment:

Provided diagram to improve CWE usability

Contributor Date: 2024-07-01

Release Date: 2024-07-16

Type: Content

Contributor: Eldar Marcussen

Organization: N/A

Version: 4.15

Comment:

Suggested that CWE-77 should include more examples than CWE-78.

▼Previous Name Entries
Change DatePrevious Entry NameVersion
2008-04-11

Command Injection

N/A
2009-05-27

Failure to Sanitize Data into a Control Plane (aka 'Command Injection')

N/A
2009-07-27

Failure to Sanitize Data into a Control Plane ('Command Injection')

N/A
2010-06-21

Improper Sanitization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

N/A

Change Date: 2008-04-11

Version: N/A

Previous Entry Name: Command Injection

Change Date: 2009-05-27

Version: N/A

Previous Entry Name: Failure to Sanitize Data into a Control Plane (aka 'Command Injection')

Change Date: 2009-07-27

Version: N/A

Previous Entry Name: Failure to Sanitize Data into a Control Plane ('Command Injection')

Change Date: 2010-06-21

Version: N/A

Previous Entry Name: Improper Sanitization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')