CWE-1391Use of Weak Credentials

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released 2022-10-13 · last modified 2025-12-11

Metadata

CWE ID:
CWE-1391
摘要:
Class
结构:
Simple
状态:
Incomplete
发布日期:
2022-10-13
更新日期:
2025-12-11

名称

Use of Weak Credentials

描述

The product uses weak credentials (such as a default key or hard-coded password) that can be calculated, derived, reused, or guessed by an attacker.

By design, authentication protocols try to ensure that attackers must perform brute force attacks if they do not know the credentials such as a key or password. However, when these credentials are easily predictable or even fixed (as with default or hard-coded passwords and keys), then the attacker can defeat the mechanism without relying on brute force. Credentials may be weak for different reasons, such as: Even if a new, unique credential is intended to be generated for each product installation, if the generation is predictable, then that may also simplify guessing attacks.

常见后果

范围:
Access Control
影响:
Bypass Protection Mechanism
注释:
An adversary could bypass intended authentication restrictions.

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