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CWE-1103: Use of Platform-Dependent Third Party Components

What it is

The product relies on third-party components that do not provide equivalent functionality across all desirable platforms.

MITRE CWE 4.19.1

Severity (our rating)
Medium
Likelihood of exploit
Not rated by MITRE
Introduced during
Architecture and Design
Exploited in the wild
No CVE in CISA's catalog

What an attacker can do

  • Reduce Maintainability (Other)

How to prevent it

MITRE lists no specific mitigation for this weakness. Treat it like its parent weaknesses below: validate input, keep the design simple and review the code where it could appear.

CWE-1103 on MITRE's CWE site

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Source: MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration, CWE version 4.19.1. CWE is a trademark of The MITRE Corporation.