CWE-102: Struts: Duplicate Validation Forms
Description
The product uses multiple validation forms with the same name, which might cause the Struts Validator to validate a form that the programmer does not expect.
Submission Date :
July 19, 2006, midnight
Modification Date :
2023-06-29 00:00:00+00:00
Organization :
MITRE
Extended Description
If two validation forms have the same name, the Struts Validator arbitrarily chooses one of the forms to use for input validation and discards the other. This decision might not correspond to the programmer's expectations, possibly leading to resultant weaknesses. Moreover, it indicates that the validation logic is not up-to-date, and can indicate that other, more subtle validation errors are present.
Example - 1
Two validation forms with the same name.
<form name="ProjectForm"> ... </form><form name="ProjectForm"> ... </form><formset></formset><form-validation></form-validation>It is critically important that validation logic be maintained and kept in sync with the rest of the product.
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