The UI performs the wrong action with respect to the user's request.
View on MITREPerform extensive functionality testing of the UI. The UI should behave as specified.
No detection method information available for this CWE.
Network firewall accidentally implements one command line option as if it were another, possibly leading to behavioral infoleak.
View DetailsCommand line option correctly suppresses a user prompt but does not properly disable a feature, although when the product prompts the user, the feature is properly disabled.
View DetailsProduct does not "time out" according to user specification, leaving sensitive data available after it has expired.
View DetailsCWE-449: The UI Performs the Wrong Action is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The UI performs the wrong action with respect to the user's request.
If exploited, CWE-449 (The UI Performs the Wrong Action) it can compromise Other, leading to outcomes such as Quality Degradation and Varies by Context.
Recommended mitigations for CWE-449 include: Perform extensive functionality testing of the UI. The UI should behave as specified.
CWE-449 commonly affects Not Language-Specific. Note that weaknesses are often language-agnostic patterns, so secure coding practices apply broadly.
MITRE documents real CVEs mapped to CWE-449, including CVE-2001-1387, CVE-2001-0081 and CVE-2002-1977. You can look up the full details of each CVE, including CVSS scores and remediation guidance, on our CVE Lookup tool.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-449 describes a category of software weakness — the underlying flaw type. A CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identifies a specific, real-world vulnerability in a particular product. In short, a CWE is the kind of mistake, and a CVE is an instance of that mistake being found in software.