Rule Definition
The Secure attribute for sensitive cookies in HTTPS sessions is not set, which could cause the user agent to send those cookies in plaintext over an HTTP session.
Remediation
Always setting httponly option when creating a cookie
Violation Code Sample
//in C# file
httpCookiesSection.HttpOnlyCookies = false;
Fixed Code Sample
//in C# file
httpCookiesSection.HttpOnlyCookies = true;
Reference
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/614.html
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10_2013-A6-Sensitive_Data_Exposure
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10-2017_A3-Sensitive_Data_Exposure
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/aspnetue/2010/09/17/best-practices-for-asp-net-mvc/
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Secure Coding - Encapsulation
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