Eliminate weaknesses by following SEI CERT Perl Coding Standard guidelines. Understand the hierarchical relationships between vulnerabilities at different levels.
By adhering to the guidelines provided in the online wiki, which align with the current rules and recommendations of the SEI CERT Perl Coding Standard, the CWE entries displayed in this view (graph) can be eliminated either partially or entirely.
The graph presented illustrates the hierarchical relationships between weaknesses of different levels of abstraction. At the highest level, there are categories and pillars that serve to group weaknesses together. Categories, which are not weaknesses themselves, act as special CWE entries for weaknesses sharing common characteristics. Pillars, on the other hand, represent abstract descriptions of weaknesses. Below these top-level entries, weaknesses exist at various levels of abstraction. Classes, being highly abstract, are typically independent of any specific language or technology. Base level weaknesses, on the other hand, offer a more specific type of weakness. Variants, characterized by their low level of detail, are typically limited to a certain language or technology. Chains, comprising a series of weaknesses, must be reached consecutively to exploit a vulnerability. Conversely, composites require the presence of all weaknesses simultaneously to create an exploitable vulnerability.