CWE-1093

Excessively Complex Data Representation

Weakness Description

The product uses an unnecessarily complex internal representation for its data structures or interrelationships between those structures.

Common Consequences

Other
Reduce MaintainabilityIncrease Analytical Complexity

This issue makes it more difficult to understand or 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.

Other
Reduce Performance
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