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Information Loss or Omission

CWE-221 · Class · Incomplete

The product does not record, or improperly records, security-relevant information that leads to an incorrect decision or hampers later analysis.

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Weakness Relationships

Where this weakness sits in the CWE hierarchy. Walk up to broader classes or down to more specific variants.
Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-664 · Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime
Children (more specific)
ParentOfCWE-222 · Truncation of Security-relevant Information
ParentOfCWE-223 · Omission of Security-relevant Information
ParentOfCWE-224 · Obscured Security-relevant Information by Alternate Name
ParentOfCWE-356 · Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions
ParentOfCWE-396 · Declaration of Catch for Generic Exception
ParentOfCWE-397 · Declaration of Throws for Generic Exception
ParentOfCWE-451 · User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
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How adversaries exploit this weakness, per MITRE CAPEC.
CAPEC-81Web Server Logs Tampering
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