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
Weaknesses in this category are related to insufficient control flow management.
Weaknesses in this category are related to the A04 "Insecure Design" category in the OWASP Top Ten 2021.
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Design cluster.
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