CWE-313
Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk
Description
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in a file, or on disk.
The sensitive information could be read by attackers with access to the file, or with physical or administrator access to the raw disk. Even if the information is encoded in a way that is not human-readable, certain techniques could determine which encoding is being used, then decode the information.
Parent Weaknesses (ChildOf)
Common Consequences
Scope
Impact
Read Application Data
CVE-2001-1481Cleartext credentials in world-readable file.
CVE-2005-1828Password in cleartext in config file.
CVE-2005-2209Password in cleartext in config file.
CVE-2002-1696Decrypted copy of a message written to disk given a combination of options and when user replies to an encrypted message.
CVE-2004-2397Cleartext storage of private key and passphrase in log file when user imports the key.
Applicable Platforms
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