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CWE-445: User Interface Errors

 
User Interface Errors
Category ID: 445 (Category)Status: Draft
+ Description

Description Summary

Weaknesses in this category occur within the user interface.
+ Applicable Platforms

Languages

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+ Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfCategoryCategory18Source Code
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base446UI Discrepancy for Security Feature
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base450Multiple Interpretations of UI Input
Development Concepts (primary)699
ParentOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base451UI Misrepresentation of Critical Information
Development Concepts (primary)699
+ Research Gaps

User interface errors that are relevant to security have not been studied at a high level.

+ Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy NameNode IDFitMapped Node Name
PLOVER(UI) User Interface Errors
+ Content History
Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganizationSource
PLOVERExternally Mined
Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganizationSource
2008-09-08CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
Previous Entry Names
Change DatePrevious Entry Name
2008-04-11User Interface Quality Errors
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