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CWE-1068 Inconsistency Between Implementation and Documented Design

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Abstraction
Class
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
CWE version
5.0

Description

The implementation of the product is not consistent with the design as described within the relevant documentation.

Common consequences

• Other: Reduce Maintainability, Increase Analytical Complexity — This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product due to inconsistencies, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.

Related

Child of · CWE (1)

  • CWE-710 Improper Adherence to Coding Standards weakness

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