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ID

CWE Grouping: SFP Primary Cluster: Information Leak

Grouping ID: 895
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITED This CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
+ Summary
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Information Leak cluster (SFP23).
+ Membership
Nature Type ID Name
MemberOf ViewView - a subset of CWE entries that provides a way of examining CWE content. The two main view structures are Slices (flat lists) and Graphs (containing relationships between entries). 888 Software Fault Pattern (SFP) Clusters
HasMember GroupingGrouping - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 963 SFP Secondary Cluster: Exposed Data
HasMember GroupingGrouping - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 964 SFP Secondary Cluster: Exposure Temporary File
HasMember GroupingGrouping - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 965 SFP Secondary Cluster: Insecure Session Management
HasMember GroupingGrouping - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 966 SFP Secondary Cluster: Other Exposures
HasMember GroupingGrouping - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 967 SFP Secondary Cluster: State Disclosure
+ Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Usage PROHIBITED
(this CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities)
Reason Grouping

Rationale

This entry is a Grouping. Using groupings for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. They are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.

Comments

See member weaknesses of this category.
+ Content History
+ Submissions
Submission Date Submitter Organization
2012-03-22
(CWE 2.2, 2012-05-14) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
+ Modifications
Modification Date Modifier Organization
2026-10-28
(CWE 5.0, 2026-10-28) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes, Type
2023-06-29
(CWE 4.12, 2023-06-29) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
2023-04-27
(CWE 4.11, 2023-04-27) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
2020-02-24
(CWE 4.0, 2020-02-24) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Description
2014-07-30
(CWE 2.8, 2014-07-31) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Name, Relationships
+ Previous Entry Names
Change Date Previous Entry Name
2014-07-31 SFP Cluster: Information Leak
Page Last Updated: Oct 28, 2026
 

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