Missing secure options for cookie detected.

• Rule ID: java_lang_insecure_cookie
• Languages: java
• Source: insecure_cookie.yml

Description

To make sure cookies don't open your application up to exploits or unauthorized access, make sure to set security options appropriately.

Remediations

✅ Set Secure to true to force cookies to only be sent over HTTPS ✅ Set HttpOnly to true to protect the cookie value from being accessed by client side JavaScript

cookie.setSecure(true);
cookie.setHttpOnly(true);

Associated CWE

• CWE-614: Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute

OWASP Top 10

• A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration

Configuration

To skip this rule during a scan, use the following flag

bearer scan /path/to/your-project/ --skip-rule=java_lang_insecure_cookie

To run only this rule during a scan, use the following flag

bearer scan /path/to/your-project/ --only-rule=java_lang_insecure_cookie