BFCWEs API
Irena Bojanova, Inventor/Creator, PI & Lead, NIST Bugs Framework (BF), 2014 – ~~~ #

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The BFCWEs APP/API generates datasets of BFCWE Specifications as <cause, operation>→consequence BF Weaknesses. Depending on the level of abstraction, some CWEs may be covered by more than one BF Weakness Triple.

• UI

  [https://«coming soon»/BFCWE.xml](https://«coming soon»/BFCWE.xml)
  [https://«coming soon»/BFCWE.json](https://«coming soon»/BFCWE.json)

• API
  

  C#
  

  HttpClient client = new HttpClient() { BaseAddress = new Uri("https://<<coming soon>>") };
  
  //to be updated <-- replace YOUR_USER_NAME and YOUR_KEY
  client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("user", YOUR_USER_NAME);
  client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("key", YOUR_KEY);
  
  //result in XML
  var responseXML = await client.GetAsync("BFCWE.xml/api");
  responseXML.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();        
  var resultXML = await responseXML.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
  
  //result in JSON
  var responseJSON = await client.GetAsync("BFCWE.xml.json/api");       
  responseJSON.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();         
  var resulJSON = await responseJSON.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
  

  Python

  //to be added//

BF PATENT PENDING
U.S. Patent Application No. PCT/US2025/038662 Bugs Framework (BF): A System for Formal Specification of Cybersecurity Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities, Definition of Secure Coding Principles, and Generation of Weakness and Vulnerability Datasets and Vulnerability Classifications. Inventor: Irena Bojanova, NIST.

BF CITATION:
Bojanova I (2024) Bugs Framework (BF): Formalizing Cybersecurity Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities. (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD), NIST Special Publication (SP), NIST SP 800-231. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-231