PCI v3.2-6.5.4
CWE-598
ISO27001-A.14.2.5
WASC-13
OWASP 2013-A6
OWASP 2017-A3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Password Transmitted over Query String

Severity:
Medium
Summary

Invicti detected that your web application is transmitting passwords over query string.

Impact

A password is sensitive data and shouldn't be transmitted over query string. There are several information-leakage scenarios:

  • If your website has external links or even external resources (such as image, javascript, etc), then your query string would be leaked.
  • Query string is generally stored in server logs.
  • Browsers will cache the query string.
Remediation

Do not send any sensitive data through query string.

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