CWE-555: J2EE Misconfiguration: Plaintext Password in Configuration File
Description
The J2EE application stores a plaintext password in a configuration file.
Submission Date :
July 19, 2006, midnight
Modification Date :
2023-06-29 00:00:00+00:00
Organization :
MITRE
Extended Description
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.
Example Vulnerable Codes
Example - 1
Below is a snippet from a Java properties file in which the LDAP server password is stored in plaintext.
webapp.ldap.username=secretUsernamewebapp.ldap.password=secretPasswordRelated Weaknesses
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