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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793 CWEs

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CWE Name Mapping usage Occurrences
CWE-763 Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference Allowed 459
CWE-129 Improper Validation of Array Index Allowed 455
CWE-294 Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay Allowed 446
CWE-807 Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision Allowed 442
CWE-749 Exposed Dangerous Method or Function Allowed 410
CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default Allowed 394
CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Allowed 389
CWE-1287 Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input Allowed 386
CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element Allowed 381
CWE-436 Interpretation Conflict Allowed-with-Review 369
CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code Allowed 359
CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy Allowed 358
CWE-915 Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes Allowed 346
CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password Allowed-with-Review 344
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Prohibited 336
CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions Discouraged 331
CWE-204 Observable Response Discrepancy Allowed 322
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data Discouraged 316
CWE-170 Improper Null Termination Allowed 312
CWE-681 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types Allowed 311
CWE-131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Allowed 311
CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Allowed 306
CWE-15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting Allowed 304
CWE-923 Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints Allowed-with-Review 303
CWE-303 Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm Allowed 303
CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy Allowed 302
CWE-636 Not Failing Securely Allowed-with-Review 298
CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere Discouraged 296
CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength Allowed-with-Review 292
CWE-41 Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence Allowed 291
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization Discouraged 289
CWE-943 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic Allowed-with-Review 286
CWE-35 Path Traversal: '.../...//' Allowed 281
CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer Allowed 278
CWE-358 Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard Allowed 278
CWE-384 Session Fixation Allowed 274
CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value Allowed 273
CWE-130 Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency Allowed 259
CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Allowed 253
CWE-459 Incomplete Cleanup Allowed 253
CWE-354 Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value Allowed 253
CWE-330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values Discouraged 249
CWE-470 Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code Allowed 248
CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges Allowed 246
CWE-494 Download of Code Without Integrity Check Allowed 236
CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames Allowed 235
CWE-305 Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness Allowed 233
CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password Allowed 233
CWE-259 Use of Hard-coded Password Allowed 228
CWE-942 Permissive Cross-domain Security Policy with Untrusted Domains Allowed 226