439 – Sensitive information in source code - IP
Description
Storing IP addresses in code can be a security-sensitive issue, as this can result in an attacker discovering a potentially sensitive address or network segment.
Impact
Get sensitive information or private secrets.
Recommendation
- Load sensitive data from safe sources such as, key vault services, configuration files properly encrypted or administrative environment variables.
Threat
Attacker with access to the source-code from the Internet.
Expected Remediation Time
Score 4.0
Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base 4.0
- Attack vector: N
- Attack complexity: H
- Attack Requirements: N
- Privileges required: L
- User interaction: N
- Confidentiality (VC): L
- Integrity (VI): N
- Availability (VA): N
- Confidentiality (SC): N
- Integrity (SI): N
- Availability (SA): N
Threat 4.0
- Exploit maturity: U