CWE-1107: Insufficient Isolation of Symbolic Constant Definitions

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The source code uses symbolic constants, but it does not sufficiently place the definitions of these constants into a more centralized or isolated location.

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This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.

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