CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Base |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product's installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure.
Common consequences
- Other: Varies by Context
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1188.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html
See all 1,245 pages under Weakness classes (CWE) →
Related pages
Browse by topic
Every page in the corpus, grouped. Search finds one page; this shows what else is here.