CWE-313: Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk
Variant
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.
Consequences
- Confidentiality: Read Application Data
Recent advisories
- GHSA-9jpj-cph8-w449 — Langflow: Cleartext Storage of Authentication Settings in Project Creation Endpoint
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