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Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Property Value
Language go
Severity medium
CWE CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
OWASP A03:2017 - Sensitive Data Exposure
Confidence Level Medium
Impact Level Medium
Likelihood Level Medium

Description

The code sends HTTP requests to URLs starting with 'http://' instead of 'https://', meaning data is transmitted without encryption. This exposes any information sent or received to interception by attackers.

Impact

If exploited, sensitive data such as credentials, tokens, or personal information could be stolen by attackers monitoring network traffic. This may lead to data breaches, unauthorized access, or compromise of user accounts and services.