Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Property	Value
Language	generic
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

An NPM registry authentication token is stored directly in a configuration file (such as .npmrc). Hard-coding sensitive credentials in files exposes them to anyone with access to the codebase or repository.

Impact

If an attacker gains access to this token, they could publish, modify, or delete packages in your NPM account or organization, potentially leading to supply chain attacks, data leaks, or service disruption.