CWE - 94 : Failure to Control Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE Definition	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
Number of vulnerabilities:	2940
Description	The product does not sufficiently filter code (control-plane) syntax from user-controlled input (data plane) when that input is used within code that the product generates.When software allows a user's input to contain code syntax, it might be possible for an attacker to craft the code in such a way that it will alter the intended control flow of the software. Such an alteration could lead to arbitrary code execution.
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