CWE-531 — Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Test Code
CWE-531: Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Test Code
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Variant |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
Accessible test applications can pose a variety of security risks. Since developers or administrators rarely consider that someone besides themselves would even know about the existence of these applications, it is common for them to contain sensitive information or functions.
Common consequences
- Confidentiality: Read Application Data
Mitigations
Distribution — Remove test code before deploying the application into production.
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/531.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html