High severityPHPHardcoded SecretsMEDIUM confidence
Define Secret Literal
A secret or credential is hardcoded via define() (e.g. a WordPress wp-config.php key/salt or DB password) as a string literal (CWE-798).
Standards mapping
- OWASP ASVS
- V6.4.1 (L2)V2.10.4 (L2)
Vulnerable vs. safe
Flagged by this check
define("DB_PASSWORD", "s3cr3tDbPass99");Passes - the safe pattern
define("DB_PASSWORD", getenv("DB_PASSWORD"));Why it matters & how to fix it
A secret or credential is hardcoded via define() (e.g. a WordPress wp-config.php key/salt or DB password) as a string literal (CWE-798). Reference an environment variable instead (define('DB_PASSWORD', getenv('DB_PASSWORD'))) and rotate any value already committed.
References
Rule ID integsec-php-define-secret-literal - engine: Opengrep - license: MIT - Copyright (c) IntegSec Inc.
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