CWE-573 — Improper Following of Specification by Caller
CWE-573: Improper Following of Specification by Caller
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Class |
| Status | Draft |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The product does not follow or incorrectly follows the specifications as required by the implementation language, environment, framework, protocol, or platform.
When leveraging external functionality, such as an API, it is important that the caller does so in accordance with the requirements of the external functionality or else unintended behaviors may result, possibly leaving the system vulnerable to any number of exploits.
Common consequences
- Other: Quality Degradation, Varies by Context
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/573.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html