CWE-1099: Inconsistent Naming Conventions for Identifiers

BaseIncomplete

The product's code, documentation, or other artifacts do not consistently use the same naming conventions for variables, callables, groups of related callables, I/O capabilities, data types, file names, or similar types of elements.

View on MITRE

Back to CWE Lookup

Extended Description

This issue makes it more difficult to understand and/or maintain the product due to inconsistencies, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.

Technical Details

Structure: Simple

Applicable To

Languages

Platforms

Learn More

Find Related CVEs

Search for vulnerabilities that exploit CWE-1099

CVE vs CWE: What's the Difference?

Understanding vulnerabilities vs weaknesses

Understanding CVSS Scoring

How vulnerability severity is measured

View Full MITRE Entry

Complete technical details and references