{"@ID": "1212", "@Name": "Authorization Errors", "@Status": "Draft", "Summary": "Weaknesses in this category are related to authorization components of a system. Frequently these deal with the ability to enforce that agents have the required permissions before performing certain operations, such as modifying data. If not addressed when designing or implementing a software system, these weaknesses could lead to a degradation of the quality of the authorization capability.", "Relationships": {"Has_Member": [{"@CWE_ID": "425", "@View_ID": "699"}, {"@CWE_ID": "551", "@View_ID": "699"}, {"@CWE_ID": "552", "@View_ID": "699"}, {"@CWE_ID": "639", "@View_ID": "699"}, {"@CWE_ID": "653", "@View_ID": "699"}, {"@CWE_ID": "939", "@View_ID": "699"}, {"@CWE_ID": "842", "@View_ID": "699"}, {"@CWE_ID": "1220", "@View_ID": "699"}, {"@CWE_ID": "1230", "@View_ID": "699"}]}, "Mapping_Notes": {"Usage": "Prohibited", "Rationale": "This entry is a Grouping. Using groupings for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. They are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.", "Comments": "See member weaknesses of this category.", "Reasons": {"Reason": {"@Type": "Grouping"}}}, "Content_History": {"Submission": {"Submission_Name": "CWE Content Team", "Submission_Organization": "MITRE", "Submission_Date": "2019-12-30", "Submission_Version": "4.0", "Submission_ReleaseDate": "2020-02-24"}, "Modification": [{"Modification_Name": "CWE Content Team", "Modification_Organization": "MITRE", "Modification_Date": "2023-04-27", "Modification_Version": "4.11", "Modification_ReleaseDate": "2023-04-27", "Modification_Comment": "updated Mapping_Notes, Relationships"}, {"Modification_Name": "CWE Content Team", "Modification_Organization": "MITRE", "Modification_Date": "2023-06-29", "Modification_Version": "4.12", "Modification_ReleaseDate": "2023-06-29", "Modification_Comment": "updated Mapping_Notes"}, {"Modification_Name": "CWE Content Team", "Modification_Organization": "MITRE", "Modification_Date": "2026-10-28", "Modification_Version": "5.0", "Modification_ReleaseDate": "2026-10-28", "Modification_Comment": "updated Mapping_Notes, Type"}]}, "entry_type": "Grouping"}