Category: SFP Secondary Cluster: Hardcoded Sensitive Data
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Summary
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Hardcoded Sensitive Data cluster (SFP33).
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-258 | Empty Password in Configuration File | Using an empty string as a password is insecure. |
| CWE-259 | Use of Hard-coded Password | The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. |
| CWE-321 | Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key | The product uses a hard-coded, unchangeable cryptographic key. |
| CWE-547 | Use of Hard-coded, Security-relevant Constants | The product uses hard-coded constants instead of symbolic names for security-critical values, which increases the likelihood of mistakes during code maintenance or security policy change. |
| CWE-888 | Software Fault Pattern (SFP) Clusters | CWE identifiers in this view are associated with clusters of Software Fault Patterns (SFPs). |
Vulnerability Mapping Notes
Usage: Prohibited
Reasons: Category
Rationale:
This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.
Comment:
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