CWE-1054—Invocation of a Control Element at an Unnecessarily Deep Horizontal Layer

Weakness Name

Invocation of a Control Element at an Unnecessarily Deep Horizontal Layer

Description

The code at one architectural layer invokes code that resides at a deeper layer than the adjacent layer, i.e., the invocation skips at least one layer, and the invoked code is not part of a vertical utility layer that can be referenced from any horizontal layer.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Other

Impact:

Reduce Maintainability

Notes:

This issue makes it more difficult to understand and 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.

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-1061Insufficient Encapsulation