Variant weakness
Draft
CWE-87: Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controlled input for alternate script syntax.
33
Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
0
KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
Not rated
Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Variant
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CWE-87 (Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax) is a variant-level software weakness catalogued by MITRE in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). It describes a recurring type of mistake that can lead to exploitable security vulnerabilities.