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Revision as of 00:26, 19 February 2008
Every Vulnerability should follow this template.
Description
A vulnerability is a weakness in an application (frequently a broken or missing control) that enables an attack to succeed. Be sure you don't put [attacks] or [controls] in this category.
- Start with a one-sentence description of the vulnerability
- What is the problem that creates the vulnerability?
- What are the attacks that target this vulnerability?
- What are the technical impacts of this vulnerability?
Risk Factors
- Talk about the factors that make this vulnerability likely or unlikely to actually happen
- Discuss the technical impact of a successful exploit of this vulnerability
- Consider the likely [business impacts] of a successful attack
Examples
Short example name
- A short example description, small picture, or sample code with links
Short example name
- A short example description, small picture, or sample code with links
Related Attacks
Related Vulnerabilities
Note: the contents of "Related Problems" sections should be placed here
Related Controls
Note: contents of "Avoidance and Mitigation" and "Countermeasure" related Sections should be placed here
Related Technical Impacts
References
Note: A reference to related CWE or CAPEC article should be added when exists. Eg:
When the article is reviewed, the "Honeycomb" category SHOULD be removed and replaced with the "ASDR" category
[[Category:OWASP Honeycomb Project]]
[[Category:OWASP ASDR Project]]
