Weakness · High
CWE-555: J2EE Misconfiguration: Plaintext Password in Configuration File
What it is
The J2EE application stores a plaintext password in a configuration file.
- Severity (our rating)
- High
- Likelihood of exploit
- Not rated by MITRE
- Introduced during
- Architecture and Design, Implementation
- Exploited in the wild
- No CVE in CISA's catalog
In more detail
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.
What an attacker can do
- Bypass Protection Mechanism (Access Control)
How to prevent it
Architecture and Design
- Do not hardwire passwords into your software.
- Use industry standard libraries to encrypt passwords before storage in configuration files.
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