Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Property
Language	regex
Severity
CWE	CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
OWASP	A07:2021 - Identification and Authentication Failures
Confidence Level	Low
Impact Level	Medium
Likelihood Level	Low

Description#

A Google Cloud API key has been found hard-coded in the codebase. Storing sensitive credentials like API keys directly in code makes them easy to extract and misuse.

Impact#

If an attacker gains access to this API key, they could use your Google Cloud resources, incur unexpected costs, access sensitive data, or disrupt services. This could lead to data breaches, service downtime, and financial loss for your organization.