Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-654

    CWE-654: Reliance on a Single Factor in a Security Decision

    A protection mechanism relies exclusively, or to a large extent, on the evaluation of a single condition or the integrity of a single object or entity in order to make a decision about granting access to restricted resources or functionality.

    Published:18 Jan 2008
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:26 Oct 2023

    Related Weakness

    CWE-657: Violation of Secure Design Principles

    CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure