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Integrity Requirement

Integrity Requirement v1.1.1

This metric enables the consumer to customize the assessment depending on the importance of the affected IT asset to the analyst’s organization, measured in terms of Confidentiality.

Value Definition
Low Loss of integrity is likely to have only a limited adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers).
Medium Loss of integrity is likely to have a serious adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers).
High Loss of integrity is likely to have a catastrophic adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers).
Not Defined This metric value is not defined. See CVSS documentation for details.
Integrity Requirement v1.1.1 JSON Example
{
  "namespace": "cvss",
  "version": "1.1.1",
  "schemaVersion": "1-0-1",
  "key": "IR",
  "name": "Integrity Requirement",
  "description": "This metric enables the consumer to customize the assessment depending on the importance of the affected IT asset to the analyst’s organization, measured in terms of Confidentiality.",
  "values": [
    {
      "key": "L",
      "name": "Low",
      "description": "Loss of integrity is likely to have only a limited adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers)."
    },
    {
      "key": "M",
      "name": "Medium",
      "description": "Loss of integrity is likely to have a serious adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers)."
    },
    {
      "key": "H",
      "name": "High",
      "description": "Loss of integrity is likely to have a catastrophic adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers)."
    },
    {
      "key": "X",
      "name": "Not Defined",
      "description": "This metric value is not defined. See CVSS documentation for details."
    }
  ]
}

Previous Versions

Following are the previous versions of the decision point:

Integrity Requirement v1.0.0

This metric measures the impact to the integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability.

Value Definition
Low Loss of integrity is likely to have only a limited adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers).
Medium Loss of integrity is likely to have a serious adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers).
High Loss of integrity is likely to have a catastrophic adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers).
Not Defined This metric value is not defined. See CVSS documentation for details.
Integrity Requirement v1.0.0 JSON Example
{
  "namespace": "cvss",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "schemaVersion": "1-0-1",
  "key": "IR",
  "name": "Integrity Requirement",
  "description": "This metric measures the impact to the integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability.",
  "values": [
    {
      "key": "L",
      "name": "Low",
      "description": "Loss of integrity is likely to have only a limited adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers)."
    },
    {
      "key": "M",
      "name": "Medium",
      "description": "Loss of integrity is likely to have a serious adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers)."
    },
    {
      "key": "H",
      "name": "High",
      "description": "Loss of integrity is likely to have a catastrophic adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers)."
    },
    {
      "key": "ND",
      "name": "Not Defined",
      "description": "This metric value is not defined. See CVSS documentation for details."
    }
  ]
}

Integrity Requirement v1.1.0

This metric measures the impact to the integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability.

Value Definition
Low Loss of integrity is likely to have only a limited adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers).
Medium Loss of integrity is likely to have a serious adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers).
High Loss of integrity is likely to have a catastrophic adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers).
Not Defined This metric value is not defined. See CVSS documentation for details.
Integrity Requirement v1.1.0 JSON Example
{
  "namespace": "cvss",
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "schemaVersion": "1-0-1",
  "key": "IR",
  "name": "Integrity Requirement",
  "description": "This metric measures the impact to the integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability.",
  "values": [
    {
      "key": "L",
      "name": "Low",
      "description": "Loss of integrity is likely to have only a limited adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers)."
    },
    {
      "key": "M",
      "name": "Medium",
      "description": "Loss of integrity is likely to have a serious adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers)."
    },
    {
      "key": "H",
      "name": "High",
      "description": "Loss of integrity is likely to have a catastrophic adverse effect on the organization or individuals associated with the organization (e.g., employees, customers)."
    },
    {
      "key": "X",
      "name": "Not Defined",
      "description": "This metric value is not defined. See CVSS documentation for details."
    }
  ]
}