Leakage of sensitive data to Segment

• Rule ID: javascript_third_parties_segment
• Languages: javascript
• Source: segment.yml

Description

Leaking sensitive data to third-party analytics tools like Segment 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 analytics libraries like Segment.

References

• Segment Node.js docs
• Segment JavaScript docs

Associated CWE

• CWE-201: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

OWASP Top 10

• A01:2021 - Broken Access Control

Configuration

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

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

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

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