CWE-313
Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk
VariantDraft
Description
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in a file, or on disk.
The sensitive information could be read by attackers with access to the file, or with physical or administrator access to the raw disk. 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.
Hierarchy (View 1000)
Parents
Children
none
CVEs mapped to this weakness (8)
| CVE | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-4397 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.00 | May 7, 2026 | Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor uses per-product credentials that are stored in a recoverable format. An attacker can use these credentials to modify encrypted drive data. | |
| CVE-2025-64305 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Jan 7, 2026 | MicroServer copies parts of the system firmware to an unencrypted external SD card on boot, which contains user and vendor secrets. An attacker can utilize these plaintext secrets to modify the vendor firmware, or gain admin access to the web portal. | |
| CVE-2026-5531 | Med | 0.34 | 5.3 | 0.00 | Apr 5, 2026 | A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Student Result Management System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /login_credentials.txt of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage in a file or on disk. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. | |
| CVE-2026-6796 | Med | 0.28 | 4.3 | 0.00 | Apr 21, 2026 | A vulnerability was determined in Sanluan PublicCMS up to 6.202506.d. Affected is the function log_login of the file core/src/main/java/com/publiccms/controller/admin/LoginAdminController.java of the component Failed Login Handler. This manipulation of the argument errorPassword causes cleartext storage in a file or on disk. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. | |
| CVE-2024-49762 | Med | 0.23 | 4.6 | 0.00 | Oct 24, 2024 | Pterodactyl is a free, open-source game server management panel. When a user disables two-factor authentication via the Panel, a `DELETE` request with their current password in a query parameter will be sent. While query parameters are encrypted when using TLS, many webservers (including ones officially documented for use with Pterodactyl) will log query parameters in plain-text, storing a user's password in plain text. Prior to version 1.11.8, if a malicious user obtains access to these logs they could potentially authenticate against a user's account; assuming they are able to discover the account's email address or username separately. This problem has been patched in version 1.11.8. There are no workarounds at this time. There is not a direct vulnerability within the software as it relates to logs generated by intermediate components such as web servers or Layer 7 proxies. Updating to `v1.11.8` or adding the linked patch manually are the only ways to avoid this problem. As this vulnerability relates to historical logging of sensitive data, users who have ever disabled 2FA on a Panel (self-hosted or operated by a company) should change their passwords and consider enabling 2FA if it was left disabled. While it's unlikely that their account swill be compromised by this vulnerability, it's not impossible. Panel administrators should consider clearing any access logs that may contain sensitive data. | |
| CVE-2026-6598 | Med | 0.21 | 4.3 | 0.00 | Apr 20, 2026 | A security vulnerability has been detected in langflow-ai langflow up to 1.8.3. The affected element is the function create_project/encrypt_auth_settings of the file src/backend/base/Langflow/api/v1/projects.py of the component Project Creation Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument auth_settings leads to cleartext storage in a file or on disk. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. | |
| CVE-2025-14836 | Low | 0.18 | 2.7 | 0.00 | Dec 17, 2025 | A flaw has been found in ZZCMS 2025. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /reg/user_save.php of the component User Data Storage Module. This manipulation causes cleartext storage in a file or on disk. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been published and may be used. | |
| CVE-2025-6748 | Low | 0.14 | 2.1 | 0.00 | Jun 27, 2025 | A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Bharti Airtel Thanks App 4.105.4 on Android. Affected is an unknown function of the file /Android/data/com.myairtelapp/files/. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage in a file or on disk. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. |