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

Sensitive secret values, such as API keys or credentials, are hard-coded directly into the source code. Storing secrets in code makes them easily accessible to anyone with code access and increases the risk of accidental exposure.

Impact

If attackers gain access to these secrets, they can compromise accounts, access sensitive data, or perform unauthorized actions in external systems. This can lead to data breaches, service abuse, and loss of control over critical resources.