CWE-1061Insufficient Encapsulation

Description

The product does not sufficiently hide the internal representation and implementation details of data or methods, which might allow external components or modules to modify data unexpectedly, invoke unexpected functionality, or introduce dependencies that the programmer did not intend.

Common consequences

• Access Control→Varies by Context,Bypass Protection Mechanism
  An attacker can access data or methods that were not intended to be accessible.
• Other→Reduce Maintainability,Increase Analytical Complexity
  This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product, 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.

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