CWE-15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting
When users can change system or configuration settings, behavior stops being yours to predict. What CWE-15 covers and how to keep settings out of reach.
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When users can change system or configuration settings, behavior stops being yours to predict. What CWE-15 covers and how to keep settings out of reach.
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