CWE-793: Only Filtering One Instance of a Special Element

VariantIncomplete

The product receives data from an upstream component, but only filters a single instance of a special element before sending it to a downstream component.

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Incomplete filtering of this nature may be location-dependent, as in only the first or last element is filtered.

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