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Scan rule · RSC-SEC-054

Database credentials in plaintext

SecuritySeverity: HighCWE-798

Finds connection strings with embedded username and password.

Scan tier

Source code from source mapsRepo access (deep scan)

How to fix it

Move credentials into environment variables and rotate the database password.

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