Accessible test applications can pose a variety of security risks. Since developers or administrators rarely consider that someone besides themselves would even know about the existence of these applications, it is common for them to contain sensitive information or functions.
Time of Introduction
Operation
Common Consequences
Scope
Effect
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read application
data
Demonstrative Examples
Example 1
Examples of common issues with test applications include
administrative functions, listings of usernames, passwords or session
identifiers and information about the system, server or application
configuration.
Potential Mitigations
Remove test code before deploying the application into
production.
Description
