CWE-260—Password in Configuration File

名称

Password in Configuration File

描述

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.

常见后果

范围：

Access Control

影响：

Gain Privileges or Assume Identity

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