rspec/rules/S1279/cobol/rule.adoc
Egon Okerman d1417e82f8
Modify CWE and OWASP Top 10 links to follow standard link format (APPSEC-1134) (#3529)
* Fix all CWE references

* Fix all OWASP references

* Fix missing CWE prefixes
2024-01-15 17:15:56 +01:00

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== Why is this an issue?
The ``++DISPLAY++`` statement outputs data to standard out or some other destination and could reveal sensitive information. Therefore, it should be avoided.
=== Noncompliant code example
[source,cobol]
----
DISPLAY "hello world" *> Noncompliant
----
== Resources
* OWASP - https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/2017/A3_2017-Sensitive_Data_Exposure[Top 10 2017 Category A3 - Sensitive Data Exposure]
* CWE - https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/489[CWE-489 - Active Debug Code]
ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]
'''
== Implementation Specification
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=== Message
Remove this use of "DISPLAY".
=== Parameters
.checkOnlyDisplayUponConsole
****
----
true
----
Set to false to raise issues on all "DISPLAY" uses, not just "DISPLAY UPON CONSOLE"
****
=== Highlighting
The ``++DISPLAY++`` statement
'''
== Comments And Links
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=== is duplicated by: S4880
endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]