CWE-261 상세 정보

The product uses a weak or trivial encoding for a password.

취약점 도입 방식

Architecture and Design : Password management issues occur when a password is stored in plaintext in an application's properties or configuration file. A programmer can attempt to remedy the password management problem by obscuring the password with an encoding function, such as base64 encoding, but this effort does not adequately protect the password.
Architecture and Design : COMMISSION: This weakness refers to an incorrect design related to an architectural security tactic.

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언어

클래스: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

일반적인 결과

관찰된 예시

잠재적 완화 방법

Passwords should be encrypted with keys that are at least 128 bits in length for adequate security.

탐지 방법

Automated Static Analysis

Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
효과성 : High

취약점 매핑 메모

근거 : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
댓글 : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

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참고 자료

REF-6

Seven Pernicious Kingdoms: A Taxonomy of Software Security Errors
Katrina Tsipenyuk, Brian Chess, Gary McGraw.
https://cwe.mitre.org/documents/sources/SevenPerniciousKingdoms.pdf

REF-207

Building Secure Software: How to Avoid Security Problems the Right Way
John Viega, Gary McGraw.

REF-44

24 Deadly Sins of Software Security
Michael Howard, David LeBlanc, John Viega.

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