CWE-500 - Public Static Field Not Marked Final
CWE-500 High
- Abstraction:
- Variant
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Weakness Name
Public Static Field Not Marked Final
- Description
An object contains a public static field that is not marked final, which might allow it to be modified in unexpected ways.
Public static variables can be read without an accessor and changed without a mutator by any classes in the application.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Integrity
Impact: Modify Application Data
Notes: The object could potentially be tampered with.
Scope: Confidentiality
Impact: Read Application Data
Notes: The object could potentially allow the object to be read.
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2023-06-29
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