Medium severityPHPSensitive Data ExposureMEDIUM confidence
Log Or Echo PII PHI
A variable named for PII/PHI (SSN, DOB, card number, patient/medical record, diagnosis, etc.) is logged or echoed (CWE-359).
Standards mapping
- OWASP Top 10
- A02:2021 - Cryptographic Failures
- OWASP ASVS
- V8.3.4 (L2)V7.1.1 (L2)
Vulnerable vs. safe
Flagged by this check
error_log($patient);Passes - the safe pattern
error_log("patient record updated");Why it matters & how to fix it
A variable named for PII/PHI (SSN, DOB, card number, patient/medical record, diagnosis, etc.) is logged or echoed (CWE-359). This exposes personal or HIPAA-protected data in logs and responses. Do not log or render raw PII/PHI; mask it (e.g. last 4 digits) and store it encrypted.
References
Rule ID integsec-php-log-or-echo-pii-phi - engine: Opengrep - license: MIT - Copyright (c) IntegSec Inc.
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