CWE-696: Incorrect Behavior Order
Learn about CWE-696 (Incorrect Behavior Order), its security impact, exploitation methods, and prevention guidelines.
What is Incorrect Behavior Order?
• Overview: Incorrect Behavior Order (CWE-696) occurs when a software product executes related operations in an incorrect sequence, which can lead to security vulnerabilities or functional issues.
• Exploitation Methods:
- Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by inducing operations to occur in a harmful order, potentially bypassing security checks.
- Common attack patterns include manipulating the sequence of actions to expose sensitive data, elevate privileges, or cause denial-of-service.
• Security Impact:
- Direct consequences of successful exploitation may include unauthorized access, data leakage, or system instability.
- Potential cascading effects include compromised system integrity, unavailability of services, and further security breaches.
- Business impact can involve financial loss, reputational damage, and legal liabilities.
• Prevention Guidelines:
- Specific code-level fixes include ensuring that critical operations are performed in the correct order through proper control flow management.
- Security best practices involve code reviews, using comprehensive testing strategies, and implementing state management to verify correct operation sequences.
- Recommended tools and frameworks include static and dynamic analysis tools that can detect incorrect behavior order, as well as using design patterns that enforce correct sequencing of operations.
Technical Details
Likelihood of Exploit: Not specified
Affected Languages: Not specified
Affected Technologies: Not specified