Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Property	Value
Language	regex
Severity
CWE	CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
OWASP	A07:2021 - Identification and Authentication Failures
Confidence Level	Low
Impact Level	Medium
Likelihood Level	Low

Description

A SoftLayer API key has been found hard-coded in the codebase. Storing sensitive credentials in source code exposes them to anyone with access to the repository, which is an insecure practice.

Impact

If an attacker gains access to this API key, they could control or manipulate your SoftLayer cloud resources, potentially leading to data breaches, unauthorized resource usage, or service disruptions. This can result in financial loss and compromise of sensitive assets.