CWE-798
Overview
- CWE ID
- 798
- CWE Name
- Use of Hard-coded Credentials
- CWE Abstraction
- Base
- CWE structure
- Simple
- CWE Status
- Draft
Description
The software contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.