Description
The application contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.
Malicious flaws have acquired colorful names, including Trojan horse, trapdoor, timebomb, and logic-bomb. A developer might insert malicious code with the intent to subvert the security of an application or its host system at some time in the future. It generally refers to a program that performs a useful service but exploits rights of the program’s user in a way the user does not intend.
Modes of Introduction:
– Implementation
Related Weaknesses
Consequences
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Potential Mitigations
Phase: Testing
Description:
Remove the malicious code and start an effort to ensure that no more malicious code exists. This may require a detailed review of all code, as it is possible to hide a serious attack in only one or two lines of code. These lines may be located almost anywhere in an application and may have been intentionally obfuscated by the attacker.
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