Weak hashing library (MDx) detected

• Rule ID: php_lang_weak_password_hash_md
• Languages: php
• Source: weak_password_hash_md.yml

Description

A weak hashing library can lead to data breaches and greater security risk.

Remediations

According to OWASP, MD5 is considered a weak hashing algorithms and therefore shouldn't be used.

❌ Avoid libraries and algorithms with known weaknesses:

  $encrypted_password = md5($user->password);

✅ Use stronger encryption algorithms when storing data.

  $encrypted_password = password_hash($user->password);

Associated CWE

• CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
• CWE-916: Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

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=php_lang_weak_password_hash_md

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

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