Weakness (CWE)
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 authentication to external components.
How to prevent it (5 mitigations)
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Architecture and Design
For outbound authentication: store passwords outside of the code in a strongly-protected, encrypted configuration file or database that is protected from access by all outsiders, including other local users on the same system. Properly protect the key (CWE-320). If you cannot use encryption to protect the file, then make sure that the permissions are as restrictive as possible.
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Architecture and Design
For inbound authentication: Rather than hard-code a default username and password for first time logins, utilize a "first login" mode that requires the user to enter a unique strong password.
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Architecture and Design
Perform access control checks and limit which entities can access the feature that requires the hard-coded password. For example, a feature might only be enabled through the system console instead of through a network connection.
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Architecture and Design
For inbound authentication: apply strong one-way hashes to your passwords and store those hashes in a configuration file or database with appropriate access control. That way, theft of the file/database still requires the attacker to try to crack the password. When receiving an incoming password during authentication, take the hash of the password and compare it to the hash that you have saved.
Use randomly assigned salts for each separate hash that you generate. This increases the amount of computation that an attacker needs to conduct a brute-force attack, possibly limiting the effectiveness of the rainbow table method.
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Architecture and Design
For front-end to back-end connections: Three solutions are possible, although none are complete.
The first suggestion involves the use of generated passwords which are changed automatically and must be entered at given time intervals by a system administrator. These passwords will be held in memory and only be valid for the time intervals.
Next, the passwords used should be limited at the back end to only performing actions valid for the front end, as opposed to having full access.
Finally, the messages sent should be tagged and checksummed with time sensitive values so as to prevent replay style attacks.
Source: MITRE CWE-259
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High 7.4
D-Link E15/M32/R15/R32 MQTT Broker passwd hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was detected in D-Link E15, M32, R15 and R32. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /etc/emDaemon/passwd of the component MQTT Broker. The manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. It is possible to launch the attack rem…
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High 7.3
cemtan sar2html sar2html.py hard-coded credentials
A security flaw has been discovered in cemtan sar2html 4.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file sar2html.py. The manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY results in hard-coded credentials. The attack can be executed remotel…
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High 7.3
SciPhi-AI R2R JWT Secret hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was determined in SciPhi-AI R2R up to 3.6.6. This affects an unknown part of the component JWT Secret Handler. This manipulation of the argument DEFAULT_BCRYPT_SECRET_KEY/DEFAULT_NACL_SECRET_KEY causes hard-coded credentials. The attack can be…
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High 7.3
refly-ai refly JWT Token app.config.ts hard-coded credentials
A security vulnerability has been detected in refly-ai refly up to 1.1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file apps/api/src/modules/config/app.config.ts of the component JWT Token Handler. The manipulation with the input test leads to hard-c…
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High 7.3
zhistaredu StarTraining JWT Token application.yml UserLoginService.createToken hard-coded password
A vulnerability was determined in zhistaredu StarTraining up to 3.8.1. This issue affects the function UserLoginService.createToken of the file application.yml of the component JWT Token Handler. This manipulation of the argument user_id/company_id causes use…
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High 7.3
aiyiyi121 SxDevOps Settings settings.py hard-coded credentials
A security flaw has been discovered in aiyiyi121 SxDevOps 1.0/1.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file backend/sxdevops/settings.py of the component Settings Handler. The manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. The attack may be per…
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High 7.3
aiyiyi121 SxDevOps services.py ensure_default_superuser hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was identified in aiyiyi121 SxDevOps 1.0/1.1. This vulnerability affects the function ensure_default_superuser of the file rbac/services.py. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. T…
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High 7.3
dromara orion-visor ExposeApiAspect.java ExposeApiAspect.beforeExposeApi hard-coded credentials
A weakness has been identified in dromara orion-visor up to 2.5.7. Affected by this issue is the function ExposeApiAspect.beforeExposeApi of the file ExposeApiAspect.java. Executing a manipulation can lead to hard-coded credentials. The attack can be executed…
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High 8.1
Authentication Bypass via Hardcoded Master Verification Code vulnerability in Siam Ordering (siam-server) 1.0.0 allows …
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High 7.3
ningzichun Student Management System Database Connection database.php mysqli_connect hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was determined in ningzichun Student Management System up to 98760f5711cf6dc8b4adca53a9e207ca49b02ebf. Affected by this issue is the function mysqli_connect of the file config/database.php of the component Database Connection. This manipulatio…
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High 7.3
SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System db.php hard-coded credentials
A flaw has been found in SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file db.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to hard-coded credentials. The attack can be executed remot…
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High 7.3
Inbox Foundry ActiveInbox Extension Google OAuth Client Secret service-worker.production-esm.js hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was identified in Inbox Foundry ActiveInbox Extension up to 7.10.24 on Chrome. Impacted is an unknown function of the file dist/service-worker.production-esm.js of the component Google OAuth Client Secret. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded…
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High 7.3
vas3k TaxHacker JWT Secret config.ts envSchema.parse hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was identified in vas3k TaxHacker up to 0.8.2. The affected element is the function envSchema.parse of the file lib/config.ts of the component JWT Secret Handler. The manipulation of the argument BETTER_AUTH_SECRET leads to hard-coded credenti…
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High 7.7
Hardcoded session key in Zabbix 7.4
In Zabbix 7.4 the cryptographic key used for signing Frontend sessions has been erroneously written to the database seed. Currently the only known exploitation scenario is for deployments that utilize both - SAML authentication and guest users. In such cases …
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High 8.1
LB-LINK X-PRO easycwmp hard-coded credentials
A security flaw has been discovered in LB-LINK X-PRO 1.0.22-20231206. This affects an unknown function of the file /etc/config/easycwmp. The manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Attacks of this nature a…
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High 8.1CVE-2026-19900 Public exploit
LB-LINK X-PRO shadow hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was identified in LB-LINK X-PRO 1.0.22-20231206. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A high degree of complexity…
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High 8.1
Tenda CH/CP/TX3 SSH hard-coded password
A flaw has been found in Tenda CH, CP and TX3 V21.x/V22.x/V25.x/V26.x/V27.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SSH. Executing a manipulation can lead to use of hard-coded password. It is possible to launch the attack remote…
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High 7.3
PicoTronica e-Clinic Healthcare System ECHS echs.js hard-coded credentials
A flaw has been found in PicoTronica e-Clinic Healthcare System ECHS 5.7. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /cdemos/echs/priv/echs.js. This manipulation of the argument ADMIN_KEY causes hard-coded credentials. The attack is possible to b…
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High 7.3
AstrBotDevs AstrBot Dashboard auth.py hard-coded credentials
A security vulnerability has been detected in AstrBotDevs AstrBot up to 4.16.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file astrbot/dashboard/routes/auth.py of the component Dashboard. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possibl…
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High 7.3
osuuu LightPicture API Upload Endpoint lp.sql hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability has been found in osuuu LightPicture up to 1.2.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /public/install/lp.sql of the component API Upload Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument key leads to hard-coded credentials. The at…
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High 8.8
Yi Technology YI Home Camera ipc hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability has been found in Yi Technology YI Home Camera 2 2.1.1_20171024151200. The affected element is an unknown function of the file home/web/ipc. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. Access to the local network is required for this at…
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High 8.4
Tenda G1V3.1si V16.01.7.8 Firmware V16.01.7.8 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc_ro/s…
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High 8.4
Tenda i24V3.0si V3.0.0.5 Firmware V3.0.0.5 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc_ro/shad…
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High 8.8
Beetel 777VR1 Web Management hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability has been found in Beetel 777VR1 up to 01.00.09. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network.…
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High 8.1
Tenda AX12 Pro V2 Telnet Service hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was found in Tenda AX12 Pro V2 16.03.49.24_cn. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Telnet Service. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely…
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High 8.2
An issue in Automai Director v.25.2.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges and obtain sensitive information …
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High 7.8
Tenda i24 Shadow File hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability has been found in Tenda i24, 4G03 Pro, 4G05, 4G08, G0-8G-PoE, Nova MW5G and TEG5328F up to 65.10.15.6. Affected is an unknown function of the component Shadow File. Such manipulation with the input Fireitup leads to hard-coded credentials. An …
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High 8.8
TOZED ZLT M30S/ZLT M30S PRO Web hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability has been found in TOZED ZLT M30S and ZLT M30S PRO 1.47/3.09.06. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web Interface. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The e…
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High 7.3
shsuishang ShopSuite ModulithShop RSA/OAuth2/Database hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was found in shsuishang ShopSuite ModulithShop up to 45a99398cec3b7ad7ff9383694f0b53339f2d35a. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component RSA/OAuth2/Database. The manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. The a…
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High 7.0
Tomofun Furbo 360/Furbo Mini Root Account hard-coded password
A vulnerability was found in Tomofun Furbo 360 and Furbo Mini. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Root Account Handler. Performing manipulation results in use of hard-coded password. The attack must be initiated from a local position…
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High 7.3
Zytec Dalian Zhuoyun Technology Central Authentication Service HTTP Header git hard-coded password
A vulnerability has been found in Zytec Dalian Zhuoyun Technology Central Authentication Service 3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /index.php/auth/Ops/git of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation of the ar…
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High 8.0
Cognex In-Sight Explorer and In-Sight Camera Firmware Use of Hard-coded Password
An attacker with adjacent access, without authentication, can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve a hard-coded password embedded in publicly available software. This password can then be used to decrypt sensitive network traffic, affecting the Cognex devic…
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High 7.5
Use of hard-coded password issue/vulnerability in SS1 Ver.16.0.0.10 and earlier (Media version:16.0.0a and earlier) all…
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High 7.8
FNKvision Y215 CCTV Camera Firmware passwd hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was identified in FNKvision Y215 CCTV Camera 10.194.120.40. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /etc/passwd of the component Firmware. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. Local access is required to …
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High 8.8
RUCKUS Network Director (RND) before 4.5 allows jailed users to obtain root access vis a weak, hardcoded password.
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High 7.8
LB-LINK BL-AC3600 shadow hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LB-LINK BL-AC3600 1.0.22. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation with the input root:blinkadmin leads to hard-coded credentials. Local…
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High 8.5
Hard-coded Password in SUR-FBD CMMS
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High 8.8
Hard-coded password for object store of KNIME Business Hub
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High 8.8
On IROAD v9 devices, the dashcam has hardcoded default credentials ("qwertyuiop") that cannot be changed by the user. T…
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High 8.4
Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software, version(s) 10.5.6.x, contain(s) a Use of Hard-coded Password vulnerability. An unauthen…