Leakage of Sensitive Data to New Relic

Overview

• Rule ID: java_third_parties_new_relic

• Applicable Languages: Java

• Weakness ID: CWE-201

Description

Leaking sensitive data to third-party loggers like New Relic is a common cause of data breaches.

Remediation Guidelines

• Ensure that all sensitive data is removed before sending it to third-party loggers like New Relic.

References

• New Relic Docs

• Log obfuscation

• CWE-201: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

• OWASP Top 10: A01:2021 - Broken Access Control

Configuration

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