CWE-447 Detail

CWE-447

Unimplemented or Unsupported Feature in UI
Draft
2006-07-19
00h00 +00:00
2025-12-11
00h00 +00:00
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Nome: Unimplemented or Unsupported Feature in UI

A UI function for a security feature appears to be supported and gives feedback to the user that suggests that it is supported, but the underlying functionality is not implemented.

General Informations

Modes Of Introduction

Implementation

Piattaforme applicabili

Linguaggio

Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Tecnologie

Class: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)

Conseguenze comuni

Ambito Impatto Probabilità
OtherVaries by Context, Unexpected State

Esempi osservati

Riferimenti Descrizione

CVE-2000-0127

GUI configuration tool does not enable a security option when a checkbox is selected, although that option is honored when manually set in the configuration file.

CVE-2001-0863

Router does not implement a specific keyword when it is used in an ACL, allowing filter bypass.

CVE-2001-0865

Router does not implement a specific keyword when it is used in an ACL, allowing filter bypass.

CVE-2004-0979

Web browser does not properly modify security setting when the user sets it.

Potential Mitigations

Phases : Testing
Perform functionality testing before deploying the application.

Note sulla mappatura delle vulnerabilità

Giustificazione : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
Commento : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

Note

This issue needs more study, as there are not many examples. It is not clear whether it is primary or resultant.

Invio

Nome Organizzazione Data Data di rilascio Version
PLOVER 2006-07-19 +00:00 2006-07-19 +00:00 Draft 3

Modifiche

Nome Organizzazione Data Commento
Eric Dalci Cigital 2008-07-01 +00:00 updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-09-08 +00:00 updated Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2009-12-28 +00:00 updated Other_Notes, Potential_Mitigations, Research_Gaps
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-01 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-27 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-05-11 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-10-30 +00:00 updated Potential_Mitigations
CWE Content Team MITRE 2014-07-30 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2017-11-08 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-02-24 +00:00 updated Relationships, Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Relationships, Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-12-11 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Relationships, Weakness_Ordinalities