CWE-1044: Architecture with Number of Horizontal Layers Outside of Expected Range
Description
The product's architecture contains too many - or too few - horizontal layers.
While the interpretation of expected range may vary for each product or developer, CISQ recommends a default minimum of 4 layers and maximum of 8 layers.
- Abstraction
- BaseA weakness specific enough to point to detection and prevention methods.
- Likelihood of exploit
- Not rated by MITRE
- Status
- Incomplete
Common consequences
- Other
Reduce Maintainability
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.
Related weaknesses
Parent weaknesses
CAPEC attack patterns that exploit it
CWE 4.20 links no CAPEC attack pattern to this weakness.