---
title: "CWE weaknesses"
method: GET
path: "/cwe/weakness/{id(s)}"
tags: ["CWE"]
---

# CWE weaknesses

`GET /cwe/weakness/{id(s)}`

This API endpoint returns a given set of CWE weaknesses by identifier. Multiple identifiers are separated by a comma. If the keyword "all" is given, all CWE weaknesses are returned.

## Path parameters

- `id(s)` string, required

## Response `200`

success

- object
  - `Weaknesses` Weakness[]
    - `ID` string, integer, required
    - `Name` string, required
    - `Diagram` string
    - `Abstraction` string, required
    - `Structure` string, required
    - `Status` string, required
    - `Description` string, required
    - `ExtendedDescription` string
    - `LikelihoodOfExploit` string
    - `RelatedWeaknesses` object[]
      - `Nature` string, required
      - `CweID` string, integer, required
      - `ViewID` string, integer, required
      - `Ordinal` string
    - `WeaknessOrdinalities` object[]
      - `Ordinality` string
      - `Description` string
    - `ApplicablePlatforms` object[]
      - `Type` string, required
      - `Name` string
      - `Class` string
      - `Prevalence` string, required
    - `BackgroundDetails` string[]
    - `AlternateTerms` object[]
      - `Term` string, required
      - `Description` string
    - `ModesOfIntroduction` object[]
      - `Phase` string
      - `Note` string
    - `CommonConsequences` object[]
      - `Scope` string[], required
      - `Impact` string[]
      - `Likelihood` string[]
      - `Note` string
    - `DetectionMethods` object[]
      - `DetectionMethodID` string
      - `Method` string, required
      - `Description` string, required
      - `Effectiveness` string
      - `EffectivenessNotes` string
    - `PotentialMitigations` object[]
      - `MitigationID` string
      - `Phase` string[]
      - `Strategy` string
      - `Description` string, required
      - `Effectiveness` string
      - `EffectivenessNotes` string
    - `DemonstrativeExamples` object[]
      - `ID` string
      - `Entries` object[], required
        - `IntroText` string
        - `BodyText` string
        - `Nature` string
        - `Language` string
        - `ExampleCode` string
        - `Reference` string
    - `ObservedExamples` object[]
      - `Reference` string, required
      - `Description` string, required
      - `Link` string, uri, required
    - `FunctionalAreas` string[]
    - `AffectedResources` string[]
    - `TaxonomyMappings` object[]
      - `TaxonomyName` string, required
      - `EntryName` string
      - `EntryID` string
      - `MappingFit` string
    - `RelatedAttackPatterns` string[]
    - `References` object[]
      - `ExternalReferenceID` string, required
      - `Section` string
      - `Authors` string[]
      - `Title` string
      - `PublicationYear` string, integer
      - `PublicationMonth` string, integer
      - `PublicationDay` string, integer
      - `Publisher` string
      - `URL` string, uri
      - `URLDate` string, date
      - `Edition` string
      - `Publication` string
    - `MappingNotes` MappingNotes
      - `Usage` string, required
      - `Rationale` string, required
      - `Comments` string, required
      - `Reasons` string[], required
      - `Suggestions` SuggestionComment[]
        - `Comment` string
        - `CweID` string
    - `Notes` object[]
      - `Type` string, required
      - `Note` string, required
    - `ContentHistory` object[], required
      - `Type` string, required
      - `SubmissionName` string
      - `SubmissionOrganization` string
      - `SubmissionDate` string, date
      - `SubmissionVersion` string
      - `SubmissionReleaseDate` string
      - `SubmissionComment` string
      - `ModificationName` string
      - `ModificationOrganization` string
      - `ModificationDate` string, date
      - `ModificationVersion` string
      - `ModificationReleaseDate` string
      - `ModificationComment` string
      - `ContributionName` string
      - `ContributionOrganization` string
      - `ContributionDate` string, date
      - `ContributionVersion` string
      - `ContributionReleaseDate` string
      - `ContributionComment` string
      - `ContributionType` string
      - `PreviousEntryName` string
      - `Date` string, date
      - `Version` string

## Other responses

- `404` — CWE ID not found
- `500` — An Internal Server Error occurred

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