COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATIONIncomplete

CWE-224

Obscured Security-relevant Information by Alternate Name

The product records security-relevant information according to an alternate name of the affected entity, instead of the canonical name.

Abstraction

Base

Structure

Simple

Likelihood of Exploit

Medium

Understand the problem

What is the problem?

The product records security-relevant information according to an alternate name of the affected entity, instead of the canonical name.

Root cause

How and when does the problem arise?

Lifecycle phase

Implementation

REALIZATION: This weakness is caused during implementation of an architectural security tactic.

Lifecycle phase

Operation

Risk

What does successful exploitation lead to?

Hide ActivitiesGain Privileges or Assume Identity

Affected security scopes: Non-Repudiation, Access Control

Defence

How is it prevented and fixed?

  • Follow secure coding guidelines for input handling and boundary checking.
  • Enforce strict security reviews and automated static analysis (SAST) checks.