Weakness · High
CWE-224: Obscured Security-relevant Information by Alternate Name
What it is
The product records security-relevant information according to an alternate name of the affected entity, instead of the canonical name.
- Severity (our rating)
- High
- Likelihood of exploit
- Not rated by MITRE
- Introduced during
- Implementation, Operation
- Exploited in the wild
- No CVE in CISA's catalog
What an attacker can do
- Hide Activities (Non-Repudiation, Access Control)
- Gain Privileges or Assume Identity (Non-Repudiation, Access Control)
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.
H2 Security
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Start freeSource: MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration, CWE version 4.19.1. CWE is a trademark of The MITRE Corporation.