CWE-239 (Failure to Handle Incomplete Element) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
The product does not properly handle when a particular element is not completely specified.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | — | Not Language-Specific | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-41724 | 2025-10-22 | An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the wscserver by sending incomplete SOAP requests. The wscserver process will not be restarted by a watchdog and a device reboot is necessary to make it wo… |
| CVE-2024-29155 | 2024-10-16 | On Microchip RN4870 devices, when more than one consecutive PairReqNoInputNoOutput request is received, the device becomes incapable of completing the pairing process. A third party can inject a sec… |
| CVE-2020-10280 | 2020-06-24 | The Apache server on port 80 that host the web interface is vulnerable to a DoS by spamming incomplete HTTP headers, effectively blocking the access to the dashboard. |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Eric Dalci | 1.0 | — | updated Time_of_Introduction |
| 2008-09-08 | CWE Content Team | 1.0 | — | updated Relationships, Observed_Example, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2009-10-29 | CWE Content Team | 1.6 | — | updated Description |
| 2011-06-01 | CWE Content Team | 1.13 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2011-06-27 | CWE Content Team | 2.0 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2013-07-17 | CWE Content Team | 2.5 | — | updated Type |
| 2014-07-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.8 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2017-11-08 | CWE Content Team | 3.0 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms |
| 2020-02-24 | CWE Content Team | 4.0 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2023-01-31 | CWE Content Team | 4.10 | — | updated Description |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Relationships, Time_of_Introduction |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Weakness_Ordinalities |