The product does not follow certain coding rules for development, which can lead to resultant weaknesses or increase the severity of the associated vulnerabilities.
View on MITREDocument and closely follow coding standards.
Where possible, use automated tools to enforce the standards.
No detection method information available for this CWE.
No examples or observed CVEs available for this CWE.
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CWE-710: Improper Adherence to Coding Standards is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The product does not follow certain coding rules for development, which can lead to resultant weaknesses or increase the severity of the associated vulnerabilities.
If exploited, CWE-710 (Improper Adherence to Coding Standards) it can compromise Other, leading to outcomes such as Other.
Recommended mitigations for CWE-710 include: Document and closely follow coding standards. Where possible, use automated tools to enforce the standards.
CWE-710 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-710 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.