In 2022, the most important software weakness discovered through software composition analysis of all development languages worldwide was found to be in information leakage, representing more than 66 percent of the flaws. Other significant weaknesses were discovered in insufficient input validation and encapsulation. Software composition analysis is an automated process that identifies the open source software in a codebase, in order to evaluate security, license compliance and code quality.
Most important software weaknesses discovered though software composition analysis (SCA) in 2022
According to the source, the methodology of the study consisted of full historical data from Veracode services and customers:
- 759,445 applications that used all scan types;
- 1,262,147 dynamic analysis scans;
- 7,522,989 static analysis scans;
- 18,473,203 software composition analysis scans.
All the scans produced:
-86 million raw static findings;
-3.7 million raw dynamic findings;
-8.5 million raw software composition analysis findings.
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Veracode. (January 12, 2023). Most important software weaknesses discovered though software composition analysis (SCA) in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322671/global-software-flaws-sca/
Veracode. "Most important software weaknesses discovered though software composition analysis (SCA) in 2022." Chart. January 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322671/global-software-flaws-sca/
Veracode. (2023). Most important software weaknesses discovered though software composition analysis (SCA) in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322671/global-software-flaws-sca/
Veracode. "Most Important Software Weaknesses Discovered Though Software Composition Analysis (Sca) in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322671/global-software-flaws-sca/
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