Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Property	Value
Language
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

The function sets a hardcoded password as a default argument, which means anyone calling the function without specifying a password will use this insecure default. This exposes sensitive credentials directly in the source code.

Impact

Attackers who access the codebase or decompile the application can easily retrieve the hardcoded password, potentially gaining unauthorized access to systems or data. This weakens authentication controls and could lead to data breaches or compromise of user accounts.