Leakage of sensitive data to Google Analytics

• Rule ID: ruby_third_parties_google_analytics
• Languages: ruby
• Source: google_analytics.yml

Description

Leaking sensitive data to third-party analytics tools is a common cause of data leaks and can lead to data breaches. This rule looks for instances of sensitive data sent to Google Analytics.

Remediations

When sending data to analytics libraries, ensure all sensitive data is removed.

Resources

• Google Analytics 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=ruby_third_parties_google_analytics

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

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