Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Property
Language
Severity
CWE	CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
OWASP	A02:2017 - Broken Authentication
Confidence Level	High
Impact Level	Medium
Likelihood Level	High

Description#

The code is using a hardcoded string as the secret or private key for JWT token generation. Storing secrets directly in code makes them easy to discover and exposes them to anyone with access to the codebase.

Impact#

If an attacker obtains the hardcoded JWT secret, they can forge or modify tokens, impersonate users, and potentially gain unauthorized access to protected resources or sensitive data. This compromises application security and user accounts.