Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-555

    CWE-555: J2EE Misconfiguration: Plaintext Password in Configuration File

    The J2EE application stores a plaintext password in a configuration file.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:28 Oct 2026

    Related Weakness

    CWE-260: Password in Configuration File