Medium severityPythonInsecure ConfigurationHIGH confidence
Session Cookie Secure False
A session/CSRF cookie is configured without the Secure (or HttpOnly) flag (CWE-614/CWE-1004).
Standards mapping
- CWE
- CWE-614: Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' AttributeCWE-1004: Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag
- OWASP Top 10
- A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration
- OWASP ASVS
- V3.4.1 (L1)V3.4.2 (L1)
Vulnerable vs. safe
Flagged by this check
SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = FalsePasses - the safe pattern
SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = TrueWhy it matters & how to fix it
A session/CSRF cookie is configured without the Secure (or HttpOnly) flag (CWE-614/CWE-1004). The cookie can be sent over plaintext HTTP or read by JavaScript. Set SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE / CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE and SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY to True.
References
Rule ID integsec-python-session-cookie-secure-false - engine: Opengrep - license: MIT - Copyright (c) IntegSec Inc.
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