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 LinkedIn client secret has been found hard-coded in the source code. Storing credentials directly in code makes them easily accessible to anyone with code access, increasing the risk of unauthorized use.

Impact

If attackers obtain this secret, they could impersonate your application, access sensitive LinkedIn APIs, or abuse your LinkedIn integration. This can lead to data breaches, account compromise, and reputational or financial loss for your organization.