cwe_lookup
CWE Lookup
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Look up MITRE CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) catalog record from research view 1000. Default response is SLIM (first 3 mitigations, first 3 examples; extended_description is null) — pass include='full' for the verbose record (full mitigations + examples lists, populated extended_description). Returns description, abstract type (Pillar/Class/Base/Variant/Compound), status (Stable/Draft/Incomplete/Deprecated), exploit likelihood, recommended mitigations, observed example CVEs, parent_cwe (walk up the hierarchy), child_cwes (drill down to more specific weaknesses), and cve_count (LOWER BOUND — counts only CVEs whose primary CWE matches; CVEs with multiple CWEs may not be counted). Use after cve_lookup or kev_detail to understand the underlying weakness category; chain with cve_search(cwe_id=...) to enumerate all matching CVEs. Returns 404 when the CWE is not in research view 1000. Free: 30/hr, Pro: 500/hr. Returns {cwe_id, name, description, extended_description (null on slim, populated on include='full'), abstract_type, status, likelihood, mitigations (first 3 by default), total_mitigations, examples (first 3 by default), total_examples, parent_cwe, child_cwes, cve_count, updated_at, verdict, next_calls}.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cwe_id | string | yes | CWE identifier — accepts 'CWE-79', 'cwe-79', or bare '79'. Common values: CWE-79 (XSS), CWE-89 (SQL injection), CWE-78 (command injection), CWE-502 (deserialization), CWE-22 (path traversal), CWE-120 (buffer overflow). |
| include | string | no | Detail level. Default ('') returns slim record (first 3 mitigations, first 3 examples; extended_description is null). total_mitigations / total_examples are always honest pre-truncation counts. Pass 'full' to populate extended_description and return the full mitigations + examples lists. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"cwe_id": {
"description": "CWE identifier — accepts 'CWE-79', 'cwe-79', or bare '79'. Common values: CWE-79 (XSS), CWE-89 (SQL injection), CWE-78 (command injection), CWE-502 (deserialization), CWE-22 (path traversal), CWE-120 (buffer overflow).",
"title": "Cwe Id",
"type": "string"
},
"include": {
"default": "",
"description": "Detail level. Default ('') returns slim record (first 3 mitigations, first 3 examples; extended_description is null). total_mitigations / total_examples are always honest pre-truncation counts. Pass 'full' to populate extended_description and return the full mitigations + examples lists.",
"enum": [
"",
"full"
],
"title": "Include",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"cwe_id"
],
"title": "cwe_lookupArguments",
"type": "object"
}