CWE-1392 - Use of Default Credentials
CWE-1392
- Abstraction:
- Base
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Incomplete
- Weakness Name
Use of Default Credentials
- Description
The product uses default credentials (such as passwords or cryptographic keys) for potentially critical functionality.
It is common practice for products to be designed to use default keys, passwords, or other mechanisms for authentication. The rationale is to simplify the manufacturing process or the system administrator's task of installation and deployment into an enterprise. However, if admins do not change the defaults, it is easier for attackers to bypass authentication quickly across multiple organizations.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Authentication
Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2022-10-13
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2023-06-29
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