CWE-1021: Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

Description

The web application does not restrict or incorrectly restricts frame objects or UI layers that belong to another application or domain, which can lead to user confusion about which interface the user is interacting with.

Submission Date :

Aug. 1, 2017, midnight

Modification Date :

2023-06-29 00:00:00+00:00

Organization :

MITRE
Extended Description

A web application is expected to place restrictions on whether it is allowed to be rendered within frames, iframes, objects, embed or applet elements. Without the restrictions, users can be tricked into interacting with the application when they were not intending to.

Related Weaknesses

This table shows the weaknesses and high level categories that are related to this weakness. These relationships are defined to give an overview of the different insight to similar items that may exist at higher and lower levels of abstraction.

CWE-441: Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')
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CWE-451: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
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CWE-610: Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
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