Common Weakness Enumeration

Browse CWEs ranked by the number of vulnerabilities referencing them, and pivot to weakness details, mitigations, and related attack patterns.

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768 CWEs

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CWE Name Mapping usage Occurrences
CWE-1287 Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input Allowed 205
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs Allowed 204
CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere Discouraged 201
CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default Allowed 195
CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer Allowed 190
CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password Allowed 190
CWE-384 Session Fixation Allowed 184
CWE-36 Absolute Path Traversal Allowed 181
CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') Allowed 179
CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy Allowed 179
CWE-915 Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes Allowed 178
CWE-35 Path Traversal: '.../...//' Allowed 175
CWE-204 Observable Response Discrepancy Allowed 174
CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy Allowed 173
CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password Allowed-with-Review 167
CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Allowed 167
CWE-259 Use of Hard-coded Password Allowed 167
CWE-303 Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm Allowed 165
CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) Allowed 162
CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames Allowed 162
CWE-193 Off-by-one Error Allowed 158
CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity Allowed-with-Review 157
CWE-369 Divide By Zero Allowed 157
CWE-441 Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy') Allowed-with-Review 156
CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) Allowed 154
CWE-305 Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness Allowed 152
CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Allowed 151
CWE-330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values Discouraged 150
CWE-451 User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information Allowed-with-Review 149
CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength Allowed-with-Review 149
CWE-1236 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File Allowed 148
CWE-788 Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer Discouraged 144
CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges Allowed 139
CWE-294 Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay Allowed 136
CWE-494 Download of Code Without Integrity Check Allowed 134
CWE-131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Allowed 133
CWE-436 Interpretation Conflict Allowed-with-Review 131
CWE-358 Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard Allowed 126
CWE-457 Use of Uninitialized Variable Allowed 125
CWE-681 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types Allowed 122
CWE-665 Improper Initialization Discouraged 121
CWE-521 Weak Password Requirements Allowed 121
CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions Allowed 121
CWE-325 Missing Cryptographic Step Allowed 118
CWE-922 Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information Allowed-with-Review 117
CWE-703 Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions Discouraged 117
CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security Allowed-with-Review 117
CWE-942 Permissive Cross-domain Security Policy with Untrusted Domains Allowed 116
CWE-1390 Weak Authentication Allowed-with-Review 116