CWE-314 - Cleartext Storage in the Registry
- Abstraction:Variant
- Structure:Simple
- Status:Draft
- Release Date:2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:2023-06-29
Weakness Name
Cleartext Storage in the Registry
Description
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in the registry.
Attackers can read the information by accessing the registry key. 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.
Common Consequences
Scope: Confidentiality
Impact: Read Application Data
