Base weakness
Draft
CWE-549: Missing Password Field Masking
The product does not mask passwords during entry, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture passwords.
16
Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
0
KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
Not rated
Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Base
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CWE-549 (Missing Password Field Masking) is a base-level software weakness catalogued by MITRE in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). It describes a recurring type of mistake that can lead to exploitable security vulnerabilities.