CWE-540: Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Source Code

ID CWE-540

Abstraction Base

Structure Simple

Status Incomplete

Number of CVEs 15

Source code on a web server or repository often contains sensitive information and should generally not be accessible to users.

There are situations where it is critical to remove source code from an area or server. For example, obtaining Perl source code on a system allows an attacker to understand the logic of the script and extract extremely useful information such as code bugs or logins and passwords.

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# ID	View	Status	# ID	Name	Abstraction	Structure	Status
CWE-1000	Research Concepts	Draft	CWE-538	Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory	Base	Simple	Draft

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# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	Exploits	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date
# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date