ARIA assesses this as MEDIUM severity because while the legacy code is complex and risky to refactor, it hasn't caused significant issues beyond performance degradation and minor bugs. The real-world exploitability is low unless a mistake occurs during refactoring.
The legacy 'flight process' codebase is vulnerable due to its complexity and integral nature within the company's main product. The risk lies in potential disruptions during refactoring that could impact system performance and user experience. All developers and users dependent on the current implementation are affected.
Affected Systems
- Company's main product flight process
Affected Versions: All versions before refactored version
Remediation
- Conduct thorough analysis of the 'flight process' to identify all dependencies and impacts on other systems.
- Develop a detailed plan for refactoring, including fallback strategies and incremental rollouts.
- Implement automated tests to cover all aspects of the 'flight process' before and after refactoring.
Stack Impact
The impact is primarily within the company's proprietary software stack. No specific open-source components are affected directly by this issue.