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.
Requirements
134 - Store passwords with salt135 - Passwords with random salt172 - Encrypt connection strings185 - Encrypt sensitive information229 - Request access credentials264 - Request authentication300 - Mask sensitive dataFixes