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Ying Zhang updated MTOMCAT-323:
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Description:
We are a security research team at Virginia Tech. We are doing an empirical
study about the usefulness of the existing security vulnerability detection
tools. The following is a reported vulnerability by certain tools. We'll so
appreciate it if you can give any feedback on it.
*Vulnerability Description*
In file tomcat/test/org/apache/tomcat/util/net/TesterSupport.java, use hard
code password at Line 179.
*Security Impact:*
Keystore password should not be kept in the source code. The source code can be
widely shared in an enterprise environment, and is certainly shared in open
source. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses
an insecure way that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or
retrieval. We understand it is in the TestSupport file, but should it at least
give some "reminder" to users for avoiding the misuses
*Useful Resources*:
[https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/321.html]
[https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/522.html]
[https://www.baeldung.com/java-keystore]
*Solution we suggest*
To be managed safely, passwords or secret keys should be stored in separate
configuration files or keystores. The Keystore password is better to load from
the locally set files instead of directly set in the code.
*Please share with us your opinions/comments if there is any*
Is the bug report helpful?
was:We are a security research team at Virginia Tech. We are doing an
empirical study about the usefulness of the existing security vulnerability
detection tools. The following is a reported vulnerability by certain tools.
We'll so appreciate it if you can give any feedback on it.
> Avoid using plaintext Keystore password in source code
> --------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: MTOMCAT-323
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MTOMCAT-323
> Project: Apache Tomcat Maven Plugin
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Reporter: Ying Zhang
> Priority: Major
>
> We are a security research team at Virginia Tech. We are doing an empirical
> study about the usefulness of the existing security vulnerability detection
> tools. The following is a reported vulnerability by certain tools. We'll so
> appreciate it if you can give any feedback on it.
> *Vulnerability Description*
> In file tomcat/test/org/apache/tomcat/util/net/TesterSupport.java, use hard
> code password at Line 179.
> *Security Impact:*
> Keystore password should not be kept in the source code. The source code can
> be widely shared in an enterprise environment, and is certainly shared in
> open source. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but
> it uses an insecure way that is susceptible to unauthorized interception
> and/or retrieval. We understand it is in the TestSupport file, but should it
> at least give some "reminder" to users for avoiding the misuses
> *Useful Resources*:
> [https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/321.html]
> [https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/522.html]
> [https://www.baeldung.com/java-keystore]
> *Solution we suggest*
> To be managed safely, passwords or secret keys should be stored in separate
> configuration files or keystores. The Keystore password is better to load
> from the locally set files instead of directly set in the code.
> *Please share with us your opinions/comments if there is any*
> Is the bug report helpful?
>
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