Rule Definition
OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A6 - Sensitive Data Exposure
OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
Remediation
Do not use window.openDatabase syntax.
Violation Code Sample
if (!window.openDatabase) {
alert('Databases are not supported in this browser.');
}
Reference
http://www.w3.org/TR/webdatabase/
Related Technologies
HTML5
Technical Criterion
CWE-477 - Use of Obsolete Function
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