CWE-317 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in GUI
CWE-317
- Abstraction:
- Variant
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Weakness Name
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in GUI
- Description
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within the GUI.
An attacker can often obtain data from a GUI, even if hidden, by using an API to directly access GUI objects such as windows and menus. Even if the information is encoded in a way that is not human-readable, certain techniques could determine which encoding is being used, then decode the information.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Confidentiality
Impact: Read Memory, Read Application Data
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2023-06-29
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