CWE-1064: Invokable Control Element with Signature Containing an Excessive Number of Parameters

Description

The product contains a function, subroutine, or method whose signature has an unnecessarily large number of parameters/arguments.

Submission Date :

July 2, 2018, midnight

Modification Date :

2023-06-29 00:00:00+00:00

Organization :

MITRE
Extended Description

This issue makes it more difficult to understand and/or 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.

While the interpretation of "large number of parameters." may vary for each product or developer, CISQ recommends a default maximum of 7 parameters/arguments.

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