CWE-260Base

Password in Configuration File

Incomplete in the CWE catalog · 24 CVEs mapped

24
CVEs mapped
7.2
Median CVSS
What it is

The product stores a password in a configuration file that might be accessible to actors who do not know the password.

Recent examples
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CVE-2026-103548

CVE-2026-103548 - UNKNOWN Severity Vulnerability

Improperly stored passwords in the config file in Itron MV-90 xi 3.0 allows attackers to decode the passwords and password histories to gain access to the MV-90 application as any user.

no explanation yet
0%
epss
8.7cvss
CVE-2019-25465

Hisilicon HiIpcam V100R003 Information Disclosure via Directory Traversal

Hisilicon HiIpcam V100R003 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive configuration files by exploiting directory listing in the cgi-bin directory. Attackers can request the getadslattr.cgi endpoint to retrieve ADSL credentials and network configuration parameters including usernames, passwords, and DNS settings.

HIGHno explanation yet
1%
epss
3.7cvss
CVE-2025-15151

CVE-2025-15151 - LOW Severity Vulnerability

A vulnerability was determined in TaleLin Lin-CMS up to 0.6.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /tests/config.py of the component Tests Folder. This manipulation of the argument username/password causes password in configuration file. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

LOWno explanation yet
0%
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-260
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
References (1)