# Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File (CWE-532)

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

**Stack:** Python

- Prevalence: Moyenne 3 langages couverts
- Impact: Élevé 1 règles de sévérité élevée
- Prevention: Documentée 3 exemples de correctifs

**OWASP:** Security Logging and Monitoring Failures (A09:2021-Security Logging and Monitoring Failures) - #9

## Description

When sensitive information like passwords, tokens, or personal data is logged, it becomes accessible to anyone with access to the logs. Log files are often stored with less security than the data they contain.

## Prevention

Stratégies de prévention pour Information Exposure Through Logs basées sur 1 règles de détection Shoulder.

### Python

Redact sensitive fields before logging; log actions and identifiers, not credentials

## Warning Signs

- [HIGH] logging of sensitive data like passwords, API keys, tokens, credit
cards, or authentication credenti

## Consequences

- Lecture des données de l'application
- Obtenir des privilèges

## Mitigations

- Ne journalisez jamais d'informations sensibles telles que mots de passe ou jetons
- Mettez en place la classification et le filtrage des données de journal
- Masquez ou expurgez les données sensibles avant de les journaliser

## Detection

- Total rules: 3
- Languages: go, javascript, typescript, python

## Rules by Language

### Python (1 rules)

- **Sensitive Data in Logging** [HIGH]: Detects logging of sensitive data like passwords, API keys, tokens, credit
cards, or authentication credentials. Logged sensitive data can be exposed
through log files, monitoring systems, or error tracking services.
  - Remediation: Redact sensitive fields before logging; log actions and usernames, not credentials.

```python
import logging

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

SENSITIVE = {'password', 'token', 'api_key', 'secret'}

def sanitize(data):
    return {k: '***' if k in SENSITIVE else v for k, v in data.items()}

def login(username, password):
    logger.info(f"Login attempt for: {username}")  # Log username, not password
    authenticate(username, password)
```

Learn more: https://shoulder.dev/learn/python/cwe-532/sensitive-data-logging