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Non-encrypted confidential information - Credentials

Description

The passwords are in plain text in the source code of the application allowing an attacker to view it without any encryption.

Impact

Obtain sensitive information to compromise resources or services

Recommendation

Verify that sensitive information, API keys and passwords are not included in the source code, nor in online code repositories.

Threat

Authenticated attacker from the Internet with access to the source code

Expected Remediation Time

⌚ 120 minutes.

Score

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the vulnerability.

Base

  • Attack vector: N
  • Attack complexity: L
  • Privileges required: L
  • User interaction: N
  • Scope: U
  • Confidentiality: L
  • Integrity: N
  • Availability: N

Temporal

  • Exploit code madurity: P
  • Remediation level: U
  • Report confidence: C

Result

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
  • Score:
    • Base: 4.3
    • Temporal: 4.1
  • Severity:
    • Base: Medium
    • Temporal: Medium

Code Examples

Compliant code

There are no sensitive access credentials stored in the source code

DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry();
de.Path = "serverPath";
de.AuthenticationType = AuthenticationTypes.SFTP;
de(path, username, encryptedPass);

Non compliant code

Some credentials are stored as plain text in the source code

password = "PlainPassword"
DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry();
de.Path = "serverPath";
de.AuthenticationType = AuthenticationTypes.None;
de(path, username, password);

Requirements

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