CWE-940 · Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel

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Status: Incomplete

Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel

The product establishes a communication channel to handle an incoming request that has been initiated by an actor, but it does not properly verify that the request is coming from the expected origin.

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