The product calls a function, procedure, or routine, but the caller specifies the arguments in an incorrect order, leading to resultant weaknesses.
While this weakness might be caught by the compiler in some languages, it can occur more frequently in cases in which the called function accepts variable numbers or types of arguments, such as format strings in C. It also can occur in languages or environments that do not enforce strong typing.
Threat Mapped score: 1.8
Industry: Finiancial
Threat priority: P4 - Informational (Low)
CVE: CVE-2006-7049
Application calls functions with arguments in the wrong order, allowing attacker to bypass intended access restrictions.
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| Phase | Note |
|---|---|
| Implementation | This problem typically occurs when the programmer makes a typo, or copy and paste errors. |
Intro: The following PHP method authenticates a user given a username/password combination but is called with the parameters in reverse order.
function authenticate($username, $password) { // authenticate user ... } authenticate($_POST['password'], $_POST['username']);