VNX-353 – Missing Support for Integrity Check

Overview

VNX-353 maps to CWE-353: Missing Support for Integrity Check. Detects source patterns associated with CWE-353 (Missing Support for Integrity Check). Each finding should be manually reviewed for exploitability in context.

Severity: Medium | CWE: CWE-353 | Languages: java, python

Why This Matters

This weakness class (Missing Support for Integrity Check) creates a concrete exploit surface: the rule searches for the concrete source-level patterns most commonly associated with CWE-353 and surfaces them for review. Each finding should be evaluated in context — the rule catches the pattern, not the context.

What Gets Flagged

// FLAGGED: contains 'Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE' pattern
Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE

Remediation

  1. Review each flagged line and determine whether the pattern represents a real instance of CWE-353 or a false positive.
  2. Replace the flagged construct with a documented safe alternative appropriate to your language and framework.
  3. For confirmed false positives, add a # vulnetix-ignore: VNX-353 comment on the line.
  4. Ensure equivalent test coverage exists to prevent regression.

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