CWE-1054 — Invocation of a Control Element at an Unnecessarily Deep Horizontal Layer
CWE-1054: Invocation of a Control Element at an Unnecessarily Deep Horizontal Layer
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Base |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The code at one architectural layer invokes code that resides at a deeper layer than the adjacent layer, i.e., the invocation skips at least one layer, and the invoked code is not part of a vertical utility layer that can be referenced from any horizontal layer.
Common consequences
- Other: Reduce Maintainability
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1054.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html