High severityRubyHardcoded SecretsHIGH confidence
DB Connection String Credentials
A database/service connection URL embeds a hard-coded username and password (user:pass@host), leaking credentials in source (CWE-798).
Standards mapping
- OWASP ASVS
- V6.4.1 (L2)
Vulnerable vs. safe
Flagged by this check
db_url = "postgres://admin:[email protected]/app"Passes - the safe pattern
db_url = ENV["DATABASE_URL"]Why it matters & how to fix it
A database/service connection URL embeds a hard-coded username and password (user:pass@host), leaking credentials in source (CWE-798). Move the DSN to ENV/encrypted credentials and reference it at runtime.
References
Rule ID integsec-ruby-db-connection-string-credentials - engine: Opengrep - license: MIT - Copyright (c) IntegSec Inc.
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