The code contains comments that suggest the presence of bugs, incomplete functionality, or weaknesses.
View on MITREMany suspicious comments, such as BUG, HACK, FIXME, LATER, LATER2, TODO, in the code indicate missing security functionality and checking. Others indicate code problems that programmers should fix, such as hard-coded variables, error handling, not using stored procedures, and performance issues.
Suspicious comments could be an indication that there are problems in the source code that may need to be fixed and is an indication of poor quality. This could lead to further bugs and the introduction of weaknesses.
Remove comments that suggest the presence of bugs, incomplete functionality, or weaknesses, before deploying the application.
No detection method information available for this CWE.
The following excerpt demonstrates the use of a suspicious comment in an incomplete code block that may have security repercussions.
CWE-546: Suspicious Comment is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The code contains comments that suggest the presence of bugs, incomplete functionality, or weaknesses. Many suspicious comments, such as BUG, HACK, FIXME, LATER, LATER2, TODO, in the code indicate missing security functionality and checking. Others indicate code problems that programmers should fix, such as hard-coded variables, error handling, not using stored procedures, and performance issues.
If exploited, CWE-546 (Suspicious Comment) it can compromise Other, leading to outcomes such as Quality Degradation.
Recommended mitigations for CWE-546 include: Remove comments that suggest the presence of bugs, incomplete functionality, or weaknesses, before deploying the application.
CWE-546 commonly affects Not Language-Specific. Note that weaknesses are often language-agnostic patterns, so secure coding practices apply broadly.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-546 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.