Architecture with Number of Horizontal Layers Outside of Expected Range

Opis

The product's architecture contains too many - or too few - horizontal layers.

While the interpretation of "expected range" may vary for each product or developer, CISQ recommends a default minimum of 4 layers and maximum of 8 layers.

Skutki

• Other

  Reduce Maintainability

  This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.

Słabość nadrzędna

• CWE-710 Improper Adherence to Coding Standards

Kiedy powstaje

• Architecture and Design

Dotyczy

Not Language-Specific

Źródła

1. Automated Source Code Maintainability Measure (ASCMM) — Object Management Group (OMG), ASCMM-MNT-9, 2016