High severityPHPHardcoded SecretsMEDIUM confidence
DB Credentials Literal
A database connection embeds a literal password (CWE-798).
Standards mapping
- OWASP ASVS
- V6.4.1 (L2)V2.10.4 (L2)
Vulnerable vs. safe
Flagged by this check
return mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "SecretDbPass1");Passes - the safe pattern
return mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", getenv("DB_PASS"));Why it matters & how to fix it
A database connection embeds a literal password (CWE-798). Move DB credentials into environment variables or a secrets manager (never source control) and rotate any password that has been committed.
References
Rule ID integsec-php-db-credentials-literal - engine: Opengrep - license: MIT - Copyright (c) IntegSec Inc.
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