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ID

CWE Grouping: SFP Secondary Cluster: Digital Certificate

Grouping ID: 948
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 Digital Certificate cluster.
+ Membership
Nature Type ID Name
MemberOf GroupingGrouping - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic. 898 SFP Primary Cluster: Authentication
HasMember BaseBase - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. 296 Improper Following of a Certificate's Chain of Trust
HasMember VariantVariant - a weakness that is linked to a certain type of product, typically involving a specific language or technology. More specific than a Base weakness. Variant level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 3 to 5 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. 297 Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch
HasMember VariantVariant - a weakness that is linked to a certain type of product, typically involving a specific language or technology. More specific than a Base weakness. Variant level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 3 to 5 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. 298 Improper Validation of Certificate Expiration
HasMember BaseBase - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. 299 Improper Check for Certificate Revocation
HasMember VariantVariant - a weakness that is linked to a certain type of product, typically involving a specific language or technology. More specific than a Base weakness. Variant level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 3 to 5 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. 593 Authentication Bypass: OpenSSL CTX Object Modified after SSL Objects are Created
HasMember VariantVariant - a weakness that is linked to a certain type of product, typically involving a specific language or technology. More specific than a Base weakness. Variant level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 3 to 5 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource. 599 Missing Validation of OpenSSL Certificate
+ 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
2014-07-29
(CWE 2.8, 2014-07-31)
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
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