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Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Property Value
Language regex
Severity low
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

Zendesk API secret keys were found hard-coded in the source code. Storing credentials directly in code makes them easy to accidentally expose in version control or shared codebases.

Impact

If an attacker obtains these hard-coded Zendesk credentials, they could gain unauthorized access to your Zendesk account, potentially reading or modifying customer data, sending requests on your behalf, or disrupting support operations.