CWE-314: Cleartext Storage in the Registry

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The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in the registry.

What the weakness is: CWE-314 at MITRE. All weaknesses

Related attack patterns (CAPEC): 1

CAPEC-37 Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High

The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to CWE-314, as MITRE names them. Credits.

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Explain CWE-314: Cleartext Storage in the Registry and how to prevent and detect it in code. Use https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/314.html and https://cve.bz/cve/cwe/314?via=ask-ai-copy for recent CVEs with this weakness. Cite the sources.

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7.5CVE-2023-2335EPSS 0.3%2023-04-27
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