Cookie with default config detected.

• Rule ID: javascript_express_default_cookie_config
• Languages: javascript
• Source: default_cookie_config.yml

Description

To make sure cookies don't open your application up to exploits or unauthorized access, don't use default cookie values.

Remediations

✅ Instead of the default cookie name, use generic names.

✅ Always set a maxAge or expires value

Resources

• Express Security Best Practices

Associated CWE

• CWE-523: Unprotected Transport of Credentials
• CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

OWASP Top 10

• A02:2021 - Cryptographic Failures
• A04:2021 - Insecure Design

Configuration

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

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

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

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