Insecure websocket communication detected.

• Rule ID: javascript_lang_websocket_insecure
• Languages: javascript
• Source: websocket_insecure.yml

Description

Applications should only connect to APIs using SSL connections. This rule checks that all websocket connections use SSL.

Remediations

❌ Avoid using unsecured outgoing websocket communication:

const client = new WebSocket('ws://insecure-api.com')

✅ Always connect using SSL:

const client = new WebSocket('wss://secure-api.com')

Resources

• OWASP insecure transport

Associated CWE

• CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

OWASP Top 10

• A02:2021 - Cryptographic Failures

Configuration

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

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

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

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