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CWE-922Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

Category: data-exposure

Description

The product stores sensitive information without properly limiting read or write access by unauthorized actors. If read access is not properly restricted, then attackers can steal the sensitive information. If write access is not properly restricted, then attackers can modify and possibly delete the data, causing incorrect results and possibly a denial of service.

Common consequences· 2

  • Confidentiality — Read Application Data, Read Files or Directories
    Attackers can read sensitive information by accessing the unrestricted storage mechanism.
  • Integrity — Modify Application Data, Modify Files or Directories
    Attackers can overwrite sensitive information by accessing the unrestricted storage mechanism.

References

  1. https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/922.html

Compliance frameworks addressing this (incoming)5

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
ComplianceControliso27701-a.7.4.1100%live
ComplianceControliso27701-a.7.4.5100%live
ComplianceControlgdpr-art25100%live
ComplianceControliso27001-a.8.16100%live
ComplianceControlpci_dss_v4-r10100%live

(incoming)8

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
VulnerabilityCVE-2025-12539cve-2025-125390%live
VulnerabilityCVE-2025-2241cve-2025-22410%live
VulnerabilityCVE-2025-28244cve-2025-282440%live
VulnerabilityCVE-2025-46627cve-2025-466270%live
VulnerabilityCVE-2025-48929cve-2025-489290%live
VulnerabilityCVE-2025-8699cve-2025-86990%live
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-33407cve-2026-334070%live
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-40868cve-2026-408680%live

Related by meaning· 6

Nearest entities by semantic similarity across the cs-graph corpus.

CWE
Storage of Sensitive Data in a Mechanism without Access Control
CWE
Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
CWE
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE
Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE
External Control of Critical State Data
CWE
Improper Access Control
Sourced from MITRE CWE 4.20. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.