Inconsistency Between Implementation and Documented Design

Opis

The implementation of the product is not consistent with the design as described within the relevant documentation.

Skutki

• Other

  Reduce Maintainability; Increase Analytical Complexity

  This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product due to inconsistencies, 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

• Implementation

Dotyczy

Not Technology-Specific, ICS/OT

Źródła

1. Providing a Framework for Effective Software Quality Assessment — Robert A. Martin, Lawrence H. Shafer, 1996