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
227 results · Feed
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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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Low 3.7
liangliangyy DjangoBlog Setting settings.py hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability has been found in liangliangyy DjangoBlog up to 2.1.0.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file djangoblog/settings.py of the component Setting Handler. Such manipulation of the argument USER/PASSWORD leads to hard-coded crede…
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Medium 5.6
liangliangyy DjangoBlog Setting settings.py hard-coded credentials
A security flaw has been discovered in liangliangyy DjangoBlog up to 2.1.0.0. This affects an unknown function of the file djangoblog/settings.py of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY results in hard-coded credentials. …
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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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Medium 6.4
Siklu EtherHaul 8010 siklu-uimage-nxp-enc-10_6_2-18707-ea552dc00b devices have a static root password.
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Low 2.1
Hardcoded Password Vulnerability have been found in CENTUM. Affected products contain a hardcoded password for the user…
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Low 3.3
wandb OpenUI config.py hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability has been found in wandb OpenUI up to 0.0.0.0/1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file backend/openui/config.py. The manipulation of the argument LITELLM_MASTER_KEY leads to hard-coded credentials. An attack has to be approached locall…
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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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Low 3.3
INDEX Conferences & Exhibitions Organization YWF BPOF APGCS App ae.index.apgcs BuildConfig.java hard-coded credentials
A flaw has been found in INDEX Conferences & Exhibitions Organization YWF BPOF APGCS App up to 1.0.2 on Android. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file com/index/event/BuildConfig.java of the component ae.index.apgcs. Executing…
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Medium 5.3
i-SENS SmartLog App air.SmartLog.android hard-coded credentials
A weakness has been identified in i-SENS SmartLog App up to 2.6.8 on Android. This affects an unknown function of the component air.SmartLog.android. This manipulation causes hard-coded credentials. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has bee…
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Medium 6.6
Hyper Data Protector
A use of hard-coded password vulnerability has been reported to affect Hyper Data Protector. The remote attackers can then exploit the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Hyper Data Prot…
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Critical 9.8
An issue pertaining to CWE-259: Use of Hard-coded Password was discovered in oslabs-beta ThermaKube master.
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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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Low 3.1
Beetel 777VR1 WPA2 PSK hard-coded credentials
A security flaw has been discovered in Beetel 777VR1 up to 01.00.09. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WPA2 PSK. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. The attacker must have access to the local network to execu…
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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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Critical 9.3
PlaciPy has a Hard-Coded Default Password for All Student Accounts (Account Takeover)
PlaciPy is a placement management system designed for educational institutions. In version 1.0.0, the application uses a hard-coded, static default password for all newly created student accounts. This results in mass account takeover, allowing any attacker t…
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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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Critical 9.8
Ksenia Security lares Home Automation 1.6 Default Credentials Vulnerability
Ksenia Security lares (legacy model) version 1.6 contains a default credentials vulnerability that allows unauthorized attackers to gain administrative access. Attackers can exploit the weak default administrative credentials to obtain full control of the hom…
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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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Medium 5.3
KiotViet Sync <= 1.8.5 - Use of Hard-coded Password to Authorization Bypass
The KiotViet Sync plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorizarion bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.5. This is due to the plugin using a hardcoded password for authentication in the QueryControllerAdmin::authenticated function. This makes i…
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Medium 6.5
A hard-coded weak password vulnerability has been discovered in all Magic-branded devices from Chinese network equipmen…
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Medium 6.7
Tenda RP3 Pro Firmware Update force_upgrade.sh hard-coded password
A flaw has been found in Tenda RP3 Pro up to 22.5.7.93. This impacts an unknown function of the file force_upgrade.sh of the component Firmware Update Handler. Executing manipulation of the argument current_force_upgrade_pwd can lead to use of hard-coded pass…
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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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Low 3.7
Tomofun Furbo 360/Furbo Mini MQTT Client Certificate furbo_img hard-coded credentials
A security flaw has been discovered in Tomofun Furbo 360 and Furbo Mini. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /squashfs-root/furbo_img of the component MQTT Client Certificate. Performing manipulation results in hard-coded cr…
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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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Critical 9.8
Apeman ID71 system.ini hard-coded credentials
A security flaw has been discovered in Apeman ID71 218.53.203.117. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /system/www/system.ini. The manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been re…
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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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Low 1.9
Tenda F1202 Administrative shadow hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was determined in Tenda F1202 1.2.0.9/1.2.0.14/1.2.0.20. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /etc_ro/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. This manipulation with the input Fireitup causes hard-coded credentials. The attack …
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Low 1.9
Tenda W12 Administrative shadow hard-coded credentials
A security vulnerability has been detected in Tenda W12 up to 3.0.0.6(3948). Affected is an unknown function of the file /etc_ro/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. An attack has to be approached…
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Low 2.5
Tenda AC9 Administrative shadow hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was determined in Tenda AC9 15.03.05.19. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /etc_ro/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. This manipulation causes hard-coded credentials. It is possible to launch the attack on …
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Low 2.5
Cudy LT500E Web shadow hard-coded password
A vulnerability was identified in Cudy LT500E up to 2.3.12. Affected is an unknown function of the file /squashfs-root/etc/shadow of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to use of hard-coded password. The attack must be carried out locally. The…
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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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Medium 5.3
yeqifu carRental Druid login.html hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was determined in yeqifu carRental up to 3fabb7eae93d209426638863980301d6f99866b3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /carRental_war/druid/login.html of the component Druid. Executing manipulation can lead t…
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Low 2.5
Tenda AC10 MD5 Hash shadow hard-coded credentials
A vulnerability was found in Tenda AC10 16.03.10.13. Affected is an unknown function of the file /etc_ro/shadow of the component MD5 Hash Handler. Performing manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. The attack needs to be approached locally. A high deg…
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Medium 6.9
Unauthorized API Access Risk
A vulnerability in a known login mechanism allows unauthenticated attackers to execute API calls without requiring user credentials. RBAC helps limit the exposure but does not eliminate risk.