CWE-260 - Password in Configuration File
CWE-260
- Abstraction:
- Base
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Incomplete
- Weakness Name
Password in Configuration File
- Description
The product stores a password in a configuration file that might be accessible to actors who do not know the password.
This can result in compromise of the system for which the password is used. An attacker could gain access to this file and learn the stored password or worse yet, change the password to one of their choosing.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Access Control
Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2023-10-26
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