CWE-259
AllowedUse of Hard-coded Password
Abstraction: Variant · Status: Draft
The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components.
363 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-4J2H-38RW-RMJR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 18:33 – Updated: 2026-09-08 18:33A vulnerability was determined in ningzichun Student Management System up to 98760f5711cf6dc8b4adca53a9e207ca49b02ebf. Affected by this issue is the function mysqli_connect of the file config/database.php of the component Database Connection. This manipulation causes hard-coded credentials. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This product uses a rolling release model to deliver continuous updates. As a result, specific version information for affected or updated releases is not available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-08T18:21:17Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"id": "GHSA-4j2h-38rw-rmjr",
"modified": "2026-09-08T18:33:39Z",
"published": "2026-09-08T18:33:39Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86673"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ningzichun/student-management-system/issues/15"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-86673"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/908932"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/399764"
},
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/399764/cti"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-4RM3-56GV-9XV3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-12 18:30 – Updated: 2026-01-12 18:30An issue in Automai Director v.25.2.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges and obtain sensitive information via a crafted js file
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"CVE-2025-46067"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-12T17:15:50Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "An issue in Automai Director v.25.2.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges and obtain sensitive information via a crafted js file",
"id": "GHSA-4rm3-56gv-9xv3",
"modified": "2026-01-12T18:30:30Z",
"published": "2026-01-12T18:30:30Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46067"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/ZeroBreach-GmbH/98204cff0065e611cf9e9acc3be59e03"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.automai.com"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-528M-3JQM-FVP2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-09 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:55A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (All versions >= V2.0 < V2.1), SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (All versions < V2.1), SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC716 (All versions >= V2.0 < V2.1), SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC716 (All versions < V2.1). The affected device uses a hard-coded password to protect the diagnostic files. This could allow an authenticated attacker to access protected data.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-29103"
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"CWE-259"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-05-09T13:15:17Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (All versions \u003e= V2.0 \u003c V2.1), SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (All versions \u003c V2.1), SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC716 (All versions \u003e= V2.0 \u003c V2.1), SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC716 (All versions \u003c V2.1). The affected device uses a hard-coded password to protect the diagnostic files. This could allow an authenticated attacker to access protected data.",
"id": "GHSA-528m-3jqm-fvp2",
"modified": "2024-04-04T03:55:18Z",
"published": "2023-05-09T15:30:32Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29103"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-555292.pdf"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-53X4-HXJV-4MPW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-29 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:15Motorola MBTS Base Radio accepts hard-coded backdoor password. The Motorola MBTS Base Radio Man Machine Interface (MMI), allowing for service technicians to diagnose and configure the device, accepts a hard-coded backdoor password that cannot be changed or disabled.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-23771"
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"CWE-259",
"CWE-798"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-08-29T09:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Motorola MBTS Base Radio accepts hard-coded backdoor password. The Motorola MBTS Base Radio Man Machine Interface (MMI), allowing for service technicians to diagnose and configure the device, accepts a hard-coded backdoor password that cannot be changed or disabled.",
"id": "GHSA-53x4-hxjv-4mpw",
"modified": "2024-04-04T07:15:10Z",
"published": "2023-08-29T09:30:23Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23771"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tetraburst.com"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-58J4-C8M7-XCGV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-19 18:31 – Updated: 2024-08-22 21:31DYMO LabelWriter Print Server through 2.366 contains a backdoor hard-coded password that could allow an attacker to take control.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-49963"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-19T17:15:51Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "DYMO LabelWriter Print Server through 2.366 contains a backdoor hard-coded password that could allow an attacker to take control.",
"id": "GHSA-58j4-c8m7-xcgv",
"modified": "2024-08-22T21:31:28Z",
"published": "2024-04-19T18:31:14Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49963"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/loudmouth-security/vulnerability-disclosures/cve-2023-49963"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://loudmouth.io"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-58P5-PXRV-3RCC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-31 15:30 – Updated: 2025-05-31 15:30A vulnerability classified as critical was found in NuCom NC-WR744G 8.5.5 Build 20200530.307. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Console Application. The manipulation of the argument CMCCAdmin/useradmin/CUAdmin leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack can be initiated remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-5379"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-31T14:15:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A vulnerability classified as critical was found in NuCom NC-WR744G 8.5.5 Build 20200530.307. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Console Application. The manipulation of the argument CMCCAdmin/useradmin/CUAdmin leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack can be initiated remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.",
"id": "GHSA-58p5-pxrv-3rcc",
"modified": "2025-05-31T15:30:29Z",
"published": "2025-05-31T15:30:29Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5379"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310672"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.310672"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.582868"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-58PX-QH4Q-4HPF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-14 21:33 – Updated: 2026-10-14 21:33A security flaw has been discovered in cemtan sar2html 4.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file sar2html.py. The manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY results in hard-coded credentials. The attack can be executed remotely. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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"CVE-2026-110667"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-14T19:17:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A security flaw has been discovered in cemtan sar2html 4.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file sar2html.py. The manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY results in hard-coded credentials. The attack can be executed remotely. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.",
"id": "GHSA-58px-qh4q-4hpf",
"modified": "2026-10-14T21:33:42Z",
"published": "2026-10-14T21:33:42Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110667"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cemtan/sar2html/issues/19"
},
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"url": "https://github.com/cemtan/sar2html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-110667"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/1003761"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/419827"
},
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/419827/cti"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-59RW-G46V-6C42
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-27 00:00 – Updated: 2024-02-13 18:38The Motorola ACE1000 RTU through 2022-05-02 ships with a hardcoded SSH private key and initialization scripts (such as /etc/init.d/sshd_service) only generate a new key if no private-key file exists. Thus, this hardcoded key is likely to be used by default.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-30271"
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"CWE-259",
"CWE-798"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-07-26T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Motorola ACE1000 RTU through 2022-05-02 ships with a hardcoded SSH private key and initialization scripts (such as /etc/init.d/sshd_service) only generate a new key if no private-key file exists. Thus, this hardcoded key is likely to be used by default.",
"id": "GHSA-59rw-g46v-6c42",
"modified": "2024-02-13T18:38:22Z",
"published": "2022-07-27T00:00:30Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30271"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-179-06"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.forescout.com/blog"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-5CF5-VQR7-MF95
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-22 15:32 – Updated: 2026-09-22 15:32NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause use of a hard-coded password. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-65117"
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"database_specific": {
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-22T15:17:12Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause use of a hard-coded password. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.",
"id": "GHSA-5cf5-vqr7-mf95",
"modified": "2026-09-22T15:32:38Z",
"published": "2026-09-22T15:32:38Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65117"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5879"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65117"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-5J5M-C26M-FVC8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-18 15:31 – Updated: 2026-09-23 15:30In Zabbix 7.4 the cryptographic key used for signing Frontend sessions has been erroneously written to the database seed. Currently the only known exploitation scenario is for deployments that utilize both - SAML authentication and guest users. In such cases the key can be used to forge valid session cookies, potentially leading to unauthorized access. For other Zabbix deployments this does not have a known impact.
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"CVE-2026-23933"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-18T13:17:21Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In Zabbix 7.4 the cryptographic key used for signing Frontend sessions has been erroneously written to the database seed. Currently the only known exploitation scenario is for deployments that utilize both - SAML authentication and guest users. In such cases the key can be used to forge valid session cookies, potentially leading to unauthorized access. For other Zabbix deployments this does not have a known impact.",
"id": "GHSA-5j5m-c26m-fvc8",
"modified": "2026-09-23T15:30:36Z",
"published": "2026-08-18T15:31:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23933"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-28071"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"type": "CVSS_V4"
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]
}
Mitigation
For outbound authentication: store passwords outside of the code in a strongly-protected, encrypted configuration file or database that is protected from access by all outsiders, including other local users on the same system. Properly protect the key (CWE-320). If you cannot use encryption to protect the file, then make sure that the permissions are as restrictive as possible.
Mitigation
For inbound authentication: Rather than hard-code a default username and password for first time logins, utilize a "first login" mode that requires the user to enter a unique strong password.
Mitigation
Perform access control checks and limit which entities can access the feature that requires the hard-coded password. For example, a feature might only be enabled through the system console instead of through a network connection.
Mitigation
- For inbound authentication: apply strong one-way hashes to your passwords and store those hashes in a configuration file or database with appropriate access control. That way, theft of the file/database still requires the attacker to try to crack the password. When receiving an incoming password during authentication, take the hash of the password and compare it to the hash that you have saved.
- Use randomly assigned salts for each separate hash that you generate. This increases the amount of computation that an attacker needs to conduct a brute-force attack, possibly limiting the effectiveness of the rainbow table method.
Mitigation
For front-end to back-end connections: Three solutions are possible, although none are complete.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.