PHP's ``++session.use_trans_sid++`` automatically appends the user's session id to urls when cookies are disabled. On the face of it, this seems like a nice way to let uncookie-able users use your site anyway. In reality, it makes those users vulnerable to having their sessions hijacked by anyone who might: * see the URL over the user's shoulder * be sent the URL by the user * retrieve the URL from browser history * ... For that reason, it's better to practice a little "tough love" with your users and force them to turn on cookies. Since ``++session.use_trans_sid++`` is off by default, this rule raises an issue when it is explicitly enabled. == Noncompliant Code Example [source,php] ---- ; php.ini session.use_trans_sid=1 ; Noncompliant ---- == See * https://owasp.org/Top10/A05_2021-Security_Misconfiguration/[OWASP Top 10 2021 Category A5] - Security Misconfiguration * https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/2017/A6_2017-Security_Misconfiguration[OWASP Top 10 2017 Category A6] - Security Misconfiguration ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[] ''' == Implementation Specification (visible only on this page) include::message.adoc[] ''' == Comments And Links (visible only on this page) include::comments-and-links.adoc[] endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]