CWE-446 - UI Discrepancy for Security Feature
CWE-446
- Abstraction:
- Class
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Incomplete
- Weakness Name
UI Discrepancy for Security Feature
- Description
The user interface does not correctly enable or configure a security feature, but the interface provides feedback that causes the user to believe that the feature is in a secure state.
When the user interface does not properly reflect what the user asks of it, then it can lead the user into a false sense of security. For example, the user might check a box to enable a security option to enable encrypted communications, but the product does not actually enable the encryption. Alternately, the user might provide a "restrict ALL" access control rule, but the product only implements "restrict SOME".
- Common Consequences
Scope: Other
Impact: Varies by Context
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2023-06-29
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