User input detected in a session key.

• Rule ID: php_lang_session_key_using_user_input
• Languages: php
• Source: session_key_using_user_input.yml

Description

Using user-defined data in a session key is bad practice and can allow attackers to perform unsafe actions.

Remediations

❌ Avoid using user-defined data in session keys

Resources

• OWASP Session management cheat sheet

Associated CWE

• CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions

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=php_lang_session_key_using_user_input

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

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