CWE-325

Missing Cryptographic Step

Weakness Description

The product does not implement a required step in a cryptographic algorithm, resulting in weaker encryption than advertised by the algorithm.

Common Consequences

Access Control
Bypass Protection Mechanism
ConfidentialityIntegrity
Read Application DataModify Application Data
AccountabilityNon-Repudiation
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Detection Methods

Automated Static Analysis

Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)

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