CWE - CWE List Version 4. 17 - Mitre Corporation At its core, the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE™) is a list of software and hardware weaknesses types Creating the list is a community initiative aimed at creating specific and succinct definitions for each common weakness type
CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses The CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses List highlights the most severe and prevalent weaknesses behind the 31,770 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE®) Records in this year’s dataset Uncovering the root causes of these vulnerabilities serves as a powerful guide for investments, policies, and practices to prevent these
CWE - About CWE - Mitre Corporation Using the CWE List The CWE List is fully searchable and may be viewed or downloaded in its entirety There is also a the CWE REST API to make CWE content available to community applications and websites in a more convenient way Weaknesses can be browsed within “Views” related to specific contexts or domains
2024 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses CWE-125 CVEs in KEV: 3 Rank Last Year: 7 (up 1) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE-78 CVEs in KEV: 5 Rank Last Year: 5 (down 2) Use After Free CWE-416 CVEs in KEV: 5 Rank Last Year: 4 (down 4) Missing Authorization CWE-862 CVEs in KEV: 0 Rank Last Year: 11 (up 2)
CWE - New to CWE - Mitre Corporation If you are looking for a high-level overview of the CWE Program, you have come to the right place What is CWE? First, we should describe what CWE is CWE is a community-developed list of common software and hardware weakness types that could have security ramifications
CWE - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Mitre Corporation CWE was created to serve as a common language for describing security weaknesses; serve as a standard measuring stick for security tools targeting these weaknesses; and to provide a common baseline standard for weakness identification, mitigation, and prevention efforts
2023 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses CWE-434 CVEs in KEV: 5 Rank Last Year: 10 ; Missing Authorization CWE-862 CVEs in KEV: 0 Rank Last Year: 16 (up 5) NULL Pointer Dereference CWE-476 CVEs in KEV: 0 Rank Last Year: 11 (down 1) Improper Authentication CWE-287 CVEs in KEV: 10 Rank Last Year: 14 (up 1) Integer Overflow or Wraparound CWE-190 CVEs in KEV: 4 Rank Last Year: 13 (down 1)
CWE - Common Weakness Scoring System (CWSS) - Mitre Corporation Score classes of weaknesses independent of any particular software package, in order to prioritize them relative to each other (e g "buffer overflows are higher priority than memory leaks") This approach is used by the CWE SANS Top 25, OWASP Top Ten, and similar efforts, but also by some automated code scanners
CWE - CVE → CWE Mapping Root Cause Mapping Guidance - Mitre Corporation The following highlights some of the most common terms in CWE, which are chosen based on their prevalence within CWE, vulnerability theory, and industry They are presented here to alleviate confusion surrounding their meanings