Missing Documentation for Design

The product does not have documentation that represents how it is designed.


Description

This issue can make it more difficult to understand and maintain the product. It can make it more difficult and time-consuming to detect and/or fix vulnerabilities.

See Also

Comprehensive Categorization: Poor Coding Practices

Weaknesses in this category are related to poor coding practices.

ICS Engineering (Construction/Deployment): Gaps in Details/Data

Weaknesses in this category are related to the "Gaps in Details/Data" category from the SEI ETF "Categories of Security Vulnerabilities in ICS" as published in March 2...

Documentation Issues

Weaknesses in this category are related to the documentation provided to support, create, or analyze a product.

Comprehensive CWE Dictionary

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Quality Weaknesses with Indirect Security Impacts

CWE identifiers in this view (slice) are quality issues that only indirectly make it easier to introduce a vulnerability and/or make the vulnerability more difficult t...

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