CWE-325—Missing Cryptographic Step
PUBLISHEDweakness record
released 2006-07-19 · last modified 2025-12-11
Metadata
- CWE ID:
- CWE-325
- Abstraction:
- Base
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2025-12-11
Weakness Name
Missing Cryptographic Step
Description
The product does not implement a required step in a cryptographic algorithm, resulting in weaker encryption than advertised by the algorithm.
Common Consequences
- Scope:
- Access Control
- Impact:
- Bypass Protection Mechanism
- Scope:
- Confidentiality, Integrity
- Impact:
- Read Application Data, Modify Application Data
- Scope:
- Accountability, Non-Repudiation
- Impact:
- Hide Activities