CWE-317 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in GUI

CWE ID:

CWE-317

Abstraction:Variant
Structure:Simple
Status:Draft

Release Date:2006-07-19
Latest Modification Date:2023-06-29

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.