1948
Relevant to the view "Software Development" (CWE-699)
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 1006 Bad Coding Practices 2422
Weakness Ordinalities
Indirect :
Common Consequences
Scope Impact Likelihood
Other Reduce Maintainability
MemberOf Relationships
This MemberOf relationships table shows additional CWE Catgeories and Views that reference this
weakness as a member. This information is often useful in understanding where a weakness fits
within the context of external information sources.
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 1412 Comprehensive Categorization: Poor Coding Practices 1400 2538
References
[REF-963]Robert A. Martin and Lawrence H. Shafer. "Providing a Framework for
Effective Software Quality Assessment". 1996 July. < https://www.researchgate.net/
publication/285403022_PROVIDING_A_FRAMEWORK_FOR_EFFECTIVE_SOFTWARE_QUALITY_MEASUREMENT_>.2023-04-07.
CWE-1108: Excessive Reliance on Global Variables
Weakness ID : 1108
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Base
Description
The code is structured in a way that relies too much on using or setting global variables throughout
various points in the code, instead of preserving the associated information in a narrower, more
local context.
Extended Description
This issue makes it more difficult to 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.
Relationships
The table(s) below shows the weaknesses and high level categories that are related to this
weakness. These relationships are defined as ChildOf, ParentOf, MemberOr and give insight to
similar items that may exist at higher and lower levels of abstraction. In addition, relationships such
as PeerOf and CanAlsoBe are defined to show similar weaknesses that may want to be explored.
Relevant to the view "Research Concepts" (CWE-1000)
Nature Type ID Name Page
ChildOf 1076 Insufficient Adherence to Expected Conventions 1916
Relevant to the view "Software Development" (CWE-699)
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 1006 Bad Coding Practices 2422
CWE Version 4.14
CWE-1109: Use of Same Variable for Multiple Purposes
CWE-1109: Use of Same Variable for Multiple Purposes