The product does not mask passwords during entry, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture passwords.
View on MITRERecommendations include requiring all password fields in your web application be masked to prevent other users from seeing this information.
No detection method information available for this CWE.
No examples or observed CVEs available for this CWE.
CWE-549: Missing Password Field Masking is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The product does not mask passwords during entry, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture passwords.
If exploited, CWE-549 (Missing Password Field Masking) it can compromise Access Control, leading to outcomes such as Bypass Protection Mechanism.
Recommended mitigations for CWE-549 include: Recommendations include requiring all password fields in your web application be masked to prevent other users from seeing this information.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-549 describes a category of software weakness — the underlying flaw type. A CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identifies a specific, real-world vulnerability in a particular product. In short, a CWE is the kind of mistake, and a CVE is an instance of that mistake being found in software.