CWE-1062: Parent Class with References to Child Class
The code has a parent class that contains references to a child class, its methods, or its members.
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Overview
CWE-1062 (Parent Class with References to Child Class) is a base-level software weakness catalogued by MITRE in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). It describes a recurring type of mistake that can lead to exploitable security vulnerabilities.
Common consequences
What can happen when CWE-1062 is exploited.
Reduce Reliability
Affects: Other
This issue can prevent the product from running reliably. If the relevant code is reachable by an attacker, then this reliability problem might introduce a vulnerability.
How it happens
When it is introduced
Typically introduced during these phases of the software lifecycle.
Terminology & mappings
Mapped taxonomies
- OMG ASCRM (ASCRM-RLB-14)
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about CWE-1062.
- What is CWE-1062?
- The code has a parent class that contains references to a child class, its methods, or its members.
- What are the consequences of CWE-1062?
- Exploiting CWE-1062 can lead to: Reduce Reliability.
References
- MITRE CWE definition (CWE-1062) (opens in a new tab)
- CWE-1062 vulnerabilities on NVD (opens in a new tab)
- Learn: What is a CWE?
Weakness data is sourced from the MITRE CWE catalog (v4.20). CVE associations are aggregated and kept current by RadicalNotion.AI.
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