rspec/rules/S2255/description.adoc
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Using cookies is security-sensitive. It has led in the past to the following vulnerabilities:
* http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11639[CVE-2018-11639]
* http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6537[CVE-2016-6537]
Attackers can use widely-available tools to read cookies. Any sensitive information they may contain will be exposed.
This rule flags code that writes cookies.