CWE-573—Improper Following of Specification by Caller

Weakness Name

Improper Following of Specification by Caller

Description

The product does not follow or incorrectly follows the specifications as required by the implementation language, environment, framework, protocol, or platform.

When leveraging external functionality, such as an API, it is important that the caller does so in accordance with the requirements of the external functionality or else unintended behaviors may result, possibly leaving the system vulnerable to any number of exploits.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Other

Impact:

Quality Degradation, Varies by Context

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-710Improper Adherence to Coding Standards