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Modify S5689: Clarify the rule stakes (#2911)
For review, have a look to our docs:
https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube/9.8/extension-guide/adding-coding-rules/#coding-rule-guidelines

This should not be merged by an AppSec member, because it contains
message information. It should be merged by someone from SonarJS.

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Co-authored-by: daniel-teuchert-sonarsource <141642369+daniel-teuchert-sonarsource@users.noreply.github.com>
2023-08-25 19:32:17 +02:00

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include::../description.adoc[]
include::../ask-yourself.adoc[]
include::../recommended.adoc[]
== Sensitive Code Example
In https://www.npmjs.com/package/express[Express.js], version information is
disclosed by default in the ``++x-powered-by++`` HTTP header:
[source, javascript]
----
let express = require('express');
let example = express(); // Sensitive
example.get('/', function (req, res) {
res.send('example')
});
----
== Compliant Solution
``++x-powered-by++`` HTTP header should be disabled in
https://www.npmjs.com/package/express[Express.js] with ``++app.disable++``:
[source,javascript]
----
let express = require('express');
let example = express();
example.disable("x-powered-by");
----
Or with helmet's https://www.npmjs.com/package/helmet[hidePoweredBy] middleware:
[source, javascript]
----
let helmet = require("helmet");
let example = express();
example.use(helmet.hidePoweredBy());
----
include::../see.adoc[]
ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]
'''
== Implementation Specification
(visible only on this page)
include::../message.adoc[]
endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]