CWE-1048
Weakness ProhibitedInvokable Control Element with Large Number of Outward Calls
Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete
The code contains callable control elements that contain an excessively large number of references to other application objects external to the context of the callable, i.e. a Fan-Out value that is excessively large.
Mapping guidance
This entry is primarily a quality issue with no direct security implications.
Look for weaknesses that are focused specifically on insecure behaviors that have more direct security implications.
Modes of introduction
Detection methods
Automated Static Analysis
Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
Effectiveness: High
Notes
Terminology
While the interpretation of "excessively large Fan-Out value" may vary for each product or developer, CISQ recommends a default of 5 referenced objects. [REF-1133]
Content history
Entry derived from Common Quality Enumeration (CQE) Draft 0.9.
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