CWE-555J2EE Misconfiguration: Plaintext Password in Configuration File

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released 2006-07-19 · last modified 2025-12-11

Metadata

CWE ID:
CWE-555
摘要:
Variant
结构:
Simple
状态:
Draft
发布日期:
2006-07-19
更新日期:
2025-12-11

名称

J2EE Misconfiguration: Plaintext Password in Configuration File

描述

The J2EE application stores a plaintext password in a configuration file.

Storing a plaintext password in a configuration file allows anyone who can read the file to access the password-protected resource, making it an easy target for attackers.

常见后果

范围:
Access Control
影响:
Bypass Protection Mechanism

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