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#

Sensitive Sumo Logic Access IDs are hard-coded directly in the source code. Storing credentials in code makes them easy to accidentally expose in repositories or logs, risking unauthorized access.

Impact#

If attackers obtain these hard-coded credentials, they could access your organization’s Sumo Logic account, potentially viewing, modifying, or deleting sensitive log data. This can lead to data breaches, compliance violations, and further attacks leveraging exposed information.