Sensitive data in a exception message detected.

• Rule ID: php_lang_exception
• Languages: php
• Source: exception.yml

Description

Leaking sensitive data to an exception is a common cause of data leaks and can lead to data breaches. This rule looks for instances of sensitive data sent to exceptions.

Remediations

❌ Avoid using sensitive data in logger messages:

throw new Exception("error for {$user->email}");

✅ If you need to identify a user, ensure to use their unique identifier instead of their personal identifiable information:

throw new Exception("error for {$user->uuid}");

Associated CWE

• CWE-210: Self-generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Configuration

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

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

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

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