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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777 CWEs

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CWE Name Mapping usage Occurrences
CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions Allowed 94
CWE-328 Use of Weak Hash Allowed 94
CWE-1286 Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input Allowed 94
CWE-591 Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory Allowed 91
CWE-841 Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow Allowed 90
CWE-183 Permissive List of Allowed Inputs Allowed 89
CWE-799 Improper Control of Interaction Frequency Allowed-with-Review 88
CWE-610 Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere Discouraged 88
CWE-257 Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format Allowed 88
CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort Allowed 87
CWE-776 Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') Allowed 85
CWE-524 Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information Allowed 84
CWE-472 External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter Allowed 84
CWE-912 Hidden Functionality Allowed-with-Review 83
CWE-1395 Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component Allowed-with-Review 83
CWE-357 Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations Allowed 80
CWE-187 Partial String Comparison Allowed 76
CWE-1240 Use of a Cryptographic Primitive with a Risky Implementation Allowed 74
CWE-653 Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization Allowed 71
CWE-641 Improper Restriction of Names for Files and Other Resources Allowed 71
CWE-405 Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification) Allowed-with-Review 70
CWE-644 Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax Allowed 68
CWE-648 Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs Allowed 67
CWE-267 Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions Allowed 67
CWE-614 Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute Allowed 66
CWE-340 Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers Allowed-with-Review 65
CWE-29 Path Traversal: '\..\filename' Allowed 65
CWE-124 Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow') Allowed 64
CWE-118 Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error') Discouraged 63
CWE-763 Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference Allowed 62
CWE-41 Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence Allowed 62
CWE-664 Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime Discouraged 60
CWE-548 Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing Allowed 60
CWE-805 Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value Allowed 59
CWE-778 Insufficient Logging Allowed 59
CWE-1285 Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input Allowed 59
CWE-87 Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax Allowed 58
CWE-304 Missing Critical Step in Authentication Allowed 56
CWE-385 Covert Timing Channel Allowed 55
CWE-289 Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name Allowed 55
CWE-226 Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse Allowed 55
CWE-440 Expected Behavior Violation Allowed 54
CWE-277 Insecure Inherited Permissions Allowed 54
CWE-185 Incorrect Regular Expression Allowed-with-Review 54
CWE-940 Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel Allowed 53