CWE-597 (Use of Wrong Operator in String Comparison) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
The product uses the wrong operator when comparing a string, such as using "==" when the .equals() method should be used instead.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | — | Not Language-Specific | Undetermined | — |
| language | Java | — | Undetermined | — |
| language | JavaScript | — | Undetermined | — |
| language | PHP | — | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-4259 | 2022-12-19 | A vulnerability was found in phpRedisAdmin up to 1.16.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function authHttpDigest of the file includes/login.inc.php. The manipulation of the arg… |
| CVE-2022-36072 | 2022-09-06 | SilverwareGames.io is a social network for users to play video games online. In version 1.1.8 and prior, due to an unobvious feature of PHP, hashes generated by built-in functions and starting with th… |
| CVE-2021-3797 | 2021-09-15 | hestiacp is vulnerable to Use of Wrong Operator in String Comparison |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Eric Dalci | 1.0 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction |
| 2008-09-08 | CWE Content Team | 1.0 | — | updated Description, Relationships |
| 2008-10-14 | CWE Content Team | 1.0.1 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2009-05-27 | CWE Content Team | 1.4 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples |
| 2011-03-29 | CWE Content Team | 1.12 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Potential_Mitigations |
| 2011-06-01 | CWE Content Team | 1.13 | — | updated Common_Consequences, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples, References, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2014-07-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.8 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2017-11-08 | CWE Content Team | 3.0 | — | updated Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2019-01-03 | CWE Content Team | 3.2 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2020-02-24 | CWE Content Team | 4.0 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2020-08-20 | CWE Content Team | 4.2 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2021-03-15 | CWE Content Team | 4.4 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Potential_Mitigations, Relationships |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Detection_Factors, Relationships |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2025-04-03 | CWE Content Team | 4.17 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Weakness_Ordinalities |