Leakage of sensitive data to Datadog

• Rule ID: python_third_parties_datadog
• Languages: python
• 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.

References

• Datadog docs
• Scrubbing data

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=python_third_parties_datadog

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

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