CWE-522—Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Name

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Description

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Access Control

Impact:

Gain Privileges or Assume Identity

Notes:

An attacker could gain access to user accounts and access sensitive data used by the user accounts.

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationHigh
• CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
• CWE-1390Weak Authentication