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CWE-221 — Information Loss or Omission

provenance: imported · CWE: CWE-221

CWE-221: Information Loss or Omission

MITRE CWE weakness

Kind Weakness
Abstraction Class
Status Incomplete
Likelihood of exploit

Description

The product does not record, or improperly records, security-relevant information that leads to an incorrect decision or hampers later analysis.

Common consequences

  • Non-Repudiation: Hide Activities

Mitigations

(none listed)

References

  • CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/221.html
  • CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html