Rule Definition
Ensure the developer will work with a list of trusted source. Thanks to Strict-Transport-Security header you will enforces secure (HTTP over SSL/TLS) connections to the server.
Remediation
Do not disable SSL_VERIFYPEER attribute
Violation Code Sample
var http = require('http');
var curl = require('node-curl');
http.createServer(function(request,response){
var url = 'https://url';
url += request.url;
curl(url,
{
SSL_VERIFYPEER : 0
},
function(err){
response.end(this.body);
})
}).listen(8000);
Fixed Code Sample
var http = require('http');
var curl = require('node-curl');
http.createServer(function(request,response){
var url = 'https://url';
url += request.url;
curl(url,
function(err){
response.end(this.body);
})
}).listen(8000);
Reference
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10_2013-A5-Security_Misconfiguration
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10-2017_A6-Security_Misconfiguration
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Secure Coding - Input Validation
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