MITRE: Cross-Site Scripting Is 2024's Most Dangerous Software Weakness
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Feed Name: Dark Reading
Date Published: 2024-11-21
Date Updated: 2026-04-21
Author: Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
The article summarizes the 2024 CWE Top 25 list (compiled by MITRE and CISA), which for the first time weighted both severity and frequency; it highlights top weakness categories such as cross-site scripting, out-of-bounds write, SQL injection, CSRF, and path traversal, notes the involvement of CNAs in producing the list, and urges organizations to prioritize CWE mapping, secure SDLC practices, and supply-chain security to reduce persistent software weaknesses.
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