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 Telegram Bot API key has been found directly in the codebase. Hard-coding sensitive credentials like API keys exposes them to anyone with access to the code, making them vulnerable to misuse.

Impact

If an attacker obtains this API key, they could impersonate your bot, send unauthorized messages, access private conversations, or disrupt your Telegram service. This could lead to data leaks, spam, or the compromise of your application's reputation and user trust.