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Security misconfiguration detected.

  • Rule ID: javascript_express_helmet_missing
  • Languages: javascript
  • Source: helmet_missing.yml

Description

Helmet can help protect your app from some well-known web vulnerabilities by setting HTTP headers appropriately.

Remediations

✅ Use Helmet middleware

const helmet = require("helmet")
app.use(helmet())

Resources

  • Express Security Best Practices: Use Helmet

Associated CWE

  • CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

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