Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in GUI
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within the GUI.
Description
An attacker can often obtain data from a GUI, even if hidden, by using an API to directly access GUI objects such as windows and menus. Even if the information is encoded in a way that is not human-readable, certain techniques could determine which encoding is being used, then decode the information.
See Also
Weaknesses in this category are related to encryption.
Weaknesses in this category are related to the design and architecture of data confidentiality in a system. Frequently these deal with the use of encryption libraries....
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Exposed Data cluster (SFP23).
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