High severityGoHardcoded SecretsMEDIUM confidence
DB Connection String With Password
A database DSN / connection string embeds credentials as a literal (user:password@host or password=...), hardcoding a secret in source (CWE-798/CWE-259).
Standards mapping
- OWASP ASVS
- V6.4.1 (L2)V2.10.4 (L2)
Vulnerable vs. safe
Flagged by this check
return sql.Open("postgres", "postgres://admin:s3cr3t@localhost:5432/app")Passes - the safe pattern
dsn := os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL")Why it matters & how to fix it
A database DSN / connection string embeds credentials as a literal (user:password@host or password=...), hardcoding a secret in source (CWE-798/CWE-259). Build the DSN from environment variables or a secrets manager at runtime and rotate any password that was committed.
References
Rule ID integsec-go-db-connection-string-with-password - engine: Opengrep - license: MIT - Copyright (c) IntegSec Inc.
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