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Password in Configuration File

CWE-260 · Base · Incomplete

The product stores a password in a configuration file that might be accessible to actors who do not know the password.

Extended description

This can result in compromise of the system for which the password is used. An attacker could gain access to this file and learn the stored password or worse yet, change the password to one of their choosing.

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