Leakage of sensitive data to Datadog

  • Rule ID: javascript_third_parties_datadog
  • Languages: javascript
  • Source: datadog.yml

Description

Leaking sensitive data to third-party loggers like Datadog is a common cause of data leaks and can lead to data breaches.

Remediations

  • Do ensure all sensitive data is removed when sending data to third-party loggers like Datadog.
  • Do use unique identifiers from the database if you really need to identify users.
      const StatsD = require("hot-shots");
      const client = new StatsD({
        port: 8020,
        globalTags: { env: process.env.NODE_ENV },
        errorHandler: errorHandler,
      });

      client.event(user.uuid, "logged_in", {});

References

Associated CWE

OWASP Top 10

Configuration

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

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

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

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