CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure
| Abstraction | Structure | Status |
|---|---|---|
| None | Simple | Draft |
Description
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
Extended Description
This weakness covers three distinct situations. A “missing” protection mechanism occurs when the application does not define any mechanism against a certain class of attack. An “insufficient” protection mechanism might provide some defenses - for example, against the most common attacks - but it does not protect against everything that is intended. Finally, an “ignored” mechanism occurs when a mechanism is available and in active use within the product, but the developer has not applied it in some code path.
Modes of Introduction
| Phase | Note |
|---|---|
| Architecture and Design | - |
| Implementation | - |
| Operation | - |
Applicable Platforms
Languages
Class: Not Language-Specific
Technologies
Class: Not Technology-Specific Class: ICS/OT
Common Consequences
| Scope | Impact | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Access Control | Bypass Protection Mechanism |