Common Weakness Enumeration
Browse CWEs ranked by the number of vulnerabilities referencing them, and pivot to weakness details, mitigations, and related attack patterns.
779 CWEs
API response| CWE | Name | Mapping usage | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|
| CWE-749 | Exposed Dangerous Method or Function | Allowed | 326 |
| CWE-1390 | Weak Authentication | Allowed-with-Review | 316 |
| CWE-407 | Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity | Allowed-with-Review | 304 |
| CWE-311 | Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data | Discouraged | 296 |
| CWE-95 | Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') | Allowed | 282 |
| CWE-36 | Absolute Path Traversal | Allowed | 277 |
| CWE-1188 | Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default | Allowed | 277 |
| CWE-707 | Improper Neutralization | Discouraged | 270 |
| CWE-1287 | Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input | Allowed | 269 |
| CWE-436 | Interpretation Conflict | Allowed-with-Review | 265 |
| CWE-915 | Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes | Allowed | 259 |
| CWE-35 | Path Traversal: '.../...//' | Allowed | 256 |
| CWE-204 | Observable Response Discrepancy | Allowed | 255 |
| CWE-208 | Observable Timing Discrepancy | Allowed | 250 |
| CWE-668 | Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere | Discouraged | 249 |
| CWE-755 | Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions | Discouraged | 246 |
| CWE-636 | Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open') | Allowed-with-Review | 236 |
| CWE-384 | Session Fixation | Allowed | 228 |
| CWE-640 | Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password | Allowed-with-Review | 226 |
| CWE-303 | Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm | Allowed | 224 |
| CWE-326 | Inadequate Encryption Strength | Allowed-with-Review | 223 |
| CWE-134 | Use of Externally-Controlled Format String | Allowed | 222 |
| CWE-131 | Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size | Allowed | 222 |
| CWE-61 | UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following | Allowed | 220 |
| CWE-824 | Access of Uninitialized Pointer | Allowed | 219 |
| CWE-256 | Plaintext Storage of a Password | Allowed | 219 |
| CWE-203 | Observable Discrepancy | Allowed | 214 |
| CWE-681 | Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types | Allowed | 212 |
| CWE-280 | Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges | Allowed | 211 |
| CWE-305 | Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness | Allowed | 204 |
| CWE-259 | Use of Hard-coded Password | Allowed | 204 |
| CWE-330 | Use of Insufficiently Random Values | Discouraged | 203 |
| CWE-943 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic | Allowed-with-Review | 193 |
| CWE-1021 | Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames | Allowed | 193 |
| CWE-451 | User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information | Allowed-with-Review | 187 |
| CWE-130 | Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency | Allowed | 187 |
| CWE-252 | Unchecked Return Value | Allowed | 186 |
| CWE-494 | Download of Code Without Integrity Check | Allowed | 185 |
| CWE-90 | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection') | Allowed | 184 |
| CWE-369 | Divide By Zero | Allowed | 183 |
| CWE-459 | Incomplete Cleanup | Allowed | 182 |
| CWE-942 | Permissive Cross-domain Security Policy with Untrusted Domains | Allowed | 181 |
| CWE-923 | Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints | Allowed-with-Review | 180 |
| CWE-354 | Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value | Allowed | 180 |
| CWE-338 | Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) | Allowed | 180 |
| CWE-1236 | Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File | Allowed | 174 |
| CWE-704 | Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast | Allowed-with-Review | 171 |
| CWE-602 | Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security | Allowed-with-Review | 168 |
| CWE-470 | Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') | Allowed | 164 |