Leakage of sensitive data to Google Analytics

Overview

• Rule ID: javascript_third_parties_google_analytics

• Applicable Languages: Javascript

• Weakness ID: CWE-201

Description

Exposing sensitive data to third-party analytics tools such as Google Analytics is a common cause of data leaks and can result in data breaches.

Remediation Guidelines

• Ensure all sensitive data is stripped out when sending information to analytics libraries like Google Analytics.

• Use unique database identifiers if user identification is necessary.

  gtag("event", "screen_view", {
    user: {
      subscribed: true,
    },
  });
  

References

• Google Analytics docs

• OWASP logging cheat sheet

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

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

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