vetkit.java.spring-security.cors-any-origin-credentials

CORS allows any origin together with credentials, so any website can make authenticated requests and read the responses.

Last updated: 2026-11-01

Suite: Security

java

CORS allows any origin together with credentials, so any website can make authenticated requests and read the responses.

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING

How to fix it

List the trusted origins explicitly when allowCredentials(true) is needed.

References

https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/HTML5_Security_Cheat_Sheet.html#cross-origin-resource-sharing

Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/java.yml.

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