CWE CATEGORY: OWASP Top Ten 2004 Category A4 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) FlawsCategory ID: 725 Vulnerability Mapping:
PROHIBITEDThis CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
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Summary Weaknesses in this category are related to the A4 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2004. Membership Nature | Type | ID | Name |
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MemberOf | View - a subset of CWE entries that provides a way of examining CWE content. The two main view structures are Slices (flat lists) and Graphs (containing relationships between entries). | 711 | Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2004) | HasMember | Base - a weakness
that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. | 79 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | HasMember | Variant - a weakness
that is linked to a certain type of product, typically involving a specific language or technology. More specific than a Base weakness. Variant level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 3 to 5 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. | 644 | Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax |
Vulnerability Mapping Notes Usage: PROHIBITED (this CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities) | Reason: Category | Rationale: This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves. | Comments: See member weaknesses of this category. |
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