Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-916

    CWE-916: Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

    The product generates a hash for a password, but it uses a scheme that does not provide a sufficient level of computational effort that would make password cracking attacks infeasible or expensive.

    Published:28 Jan 2013
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-328: Use of Weak Hash

    CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm