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Language
Severity
CWE	CWE-477: Use of Obsolete Function
Confidence Level	Medium
Impact Level	Low
Likelihood Level	Low

Description

The code uses the deprecated ‘MONGODB-CR’ authentication mechanism when connecting to MongoDB with pymongo. This method has been removed in MongoDB 4.0 and above, making connections unreliable or impossible with newer servers.

Impact

Relying on an obsolete authentication method can prevent your application from connecting to modern MongoDB deployments, potentially causing outages. If older, unsupported auth methods are used, it may also expose your system to security risks that have been fixed in newer authentication protocols.

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Severity
CWE	CWE-916: Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
OWASP	A02:2021 - Cryptographic Failures
Confidence Level	Medium
Impact Level	Low
Likelihood Level	High

Description

The code uses Argon2 for password hashing but does not explicitly select the Argon2id variant, which is recommended for stronger protection against certain attacks. Using Argon2d or Argon2i instead can leave password hashes more vulnerable if an attacker gains access to the system.

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Severity
Service	network
Provider	Nifcloud
Vulnerability Type	misconfiguration

Description

The configuration allows network traffic over plain HTTP, which transmits data without encryption. This exposes sensitive information to anyone able to intercept the network traffic.

Impact

Attackers can eavesdrop on unencrypted HTTP traffic, potentially capturing credentials, session tokens, or other confidential data in transit. This can lead to data breaches, credential theft, and compromise of user or organizational information.

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Language
Severity
Service	elb
Provider	AWS
Vulnerability Type	omission

Description

The configuration allows traffic to the AWS Application Load Balancer over plain HTTP instead of HTTPS, sending data unencrypted over the network. This exposes sensitive information to anyone who can intercept the traffic.

Impact

An attacker intercepting HTTP traffic can view or manipulate sensitive data, such as user credentials or session tokens, leading to data breaches, credential theft, or unauthorized access to applications or services.

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Severity
CWE	CWE-676: Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
Confidence Level	Medium
Impact Level	High
Likelihood Level	Low

Description

Using the ‘gets()’ function in C is unsafe because it reads input without checking the size of the destination buffer, making it easy to accidentally overwrite memory. This can lead to unpredictable program behavior or crashes.

Impact

If exploited, an attacker could cause a buffer overflow, potentially allowing them to execute malicious code, crash the application, or gain unauthorized access to system resources. This poses a serious risk to the security and stability of the application.

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Language
Severity
CWE	CWE-676: Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
Confidence Level	Low
Impact Level	High
Likelihood Level	Low

Description

Using ‘strcpy’ or ‘strncpy’ to copy strings can lead to buffer overflows because ‘strcpy’ doesn’t check the destination size, and ‘strncpy’ may leave strings unterminated. This makes your code vulnerable to memory corruption and unexpected behavior.

Impact

If exploited, attackers could crash your program or execute malicious code by overflowing buffers, leading to data breaches, system compromise, or denial of service. This can put sensitive data and system integrity at serious risk.

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Language
Severity
CWE	CWE-676: Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
Confidence Level	Low
Impact Level	High
Likelihood Level	Low

Description

Using ‘scanf()’ to read input can easily lead to buffer overflows because it doesn’t limit how much data is read into a buffer. This makes your code unsafe, especially when handling user input.

Impact

If exploited, an attacker could provide input that overflows the buffer, potentially allowing them to crash the program, corrupt memory, or execute malicious code. This can lead to serious security breaches, including system compromise or data leaks.

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Language
Severity
CWE	CWE-676: Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
Confidence Level	Low
Impact Level	High
Likelihood Level	Low

Description

Using ‘strcat’ or ‘strncat’ for string concatenation in C can cause buffer overflows if the destination buffer is not large enough. These functions do not reliably prevent writing past the end of the buffer, leading to unsafe memory writes.

Impact

If exploited, a buffer overflow can allow attackers to crash the application, execute arbitrary code, or gain unauthorized access to system resources. This can result in data breaches, system compromise, or service disruptions.

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Language
Severity
CWE	CWE-676: Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
Confidence Level	Low
Impact Level	High
Likelihood Level	Low

Description

Using ‘strtok()’ directly modifies the input buffer and removes delimiter characters, which can unintentionally alter or corrupt the original data. This can lead to unpredictable behavior and bugs, especially if the input buffer is reused elsewhere.

Impact

If an attacker can influence the input, they might exploit this behavior to manipulate memory or cause the application to process corrupted or unexpected data. This could result in data integrity issues, unexpected crashes, or make the application vulnerable to further attacks.

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Language
Severity
CWE	CWE-676: Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
Confidence Level	Low
Impact Level	Medium
Likelihood Level	Low

Description

The code is using PHP’s Mcrypt functions, which are deprecated and no longer supported in recent PHP versions. These functions may have known security issues and do not provide adequate protection for sensitive data.

Impact

Continuing to use deprecated Mcrypt functions can leave encrypted data vulnerable to being broken or compromised, as these methods may contain unpatched security flaws. Attackers could exploit weak encryption to access, modify, or steal sensitive information, potentially leading to data breaches and loss of user trust.