VNX-213 – Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies

Overview

VNX-213 maps to CWE-213: Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies. Detects source patterns associated with CWE-213 (Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies). Each finding should be manually reviewed for exploitability in context.

Severity: Medium | CWE: CWE-213 | Languages: go, java, node, python

Why This Matters

This weakness class (Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies) creates a concrete exploit surface: the rule searches for the concrete source-level patterns most commonly associated with CWE-213 and surfaces them for review. Each finding should be evaluated in context — the rule catches the pattern, not the context.

What Gets Flagged

// FLAGGED: contains 'password' pattern
password

Remediation

  1. Review each flagged line and determine whether the pattern represents a real instance of CWE-213 or a false positive.
  2. Replace the flagged construct with a documented safe alternative appropriate to your language and framework.
  3. For confirmed false positives, add a # vulnetix-ignore: VNX-213 comment on the line.
  4. Ensure equivalent test coverage exists to prevent regression.

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