CWE-1040: Use of Quality Perspectives to Indirectly Facilitate Vulnerabilities
CWE-1040 focuses on quality perspectives that indirectly introduce vulnerabilities, making detection and prevention more challenging. Stakeholders like Assessment Tool Vendors, Software Developers, and Product Vendors benefit from identifying and addressing quality-related weaknesses.
Objective
In this perspective (slice), the CWE identifiers signify concerns related to quality that indirectly facilitate the introduction of a vulnerability and/or complicate its detection or prevention.