CWE-1093 - Excessively Complex Data Representation
- Abstraction:Class
- Structure:Simple
- Status:Incomplete
- Release Date:2019-01-03
- Latest Modification Date:2025-12-11
Weakness Name
Excessively Complex Data Representation
Description
The product uses an unnecessarily complex internal representation for its data structures or interrelationships between those structures.
Common Consequences
Scope: Other
Impact: Reduce Maintainability, Increase Analytical Complexity
Notes: 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.
Scope: Other
Impact: Reduce Performance