Kotlin Spring Security frameOptions disabled: clickjacking
Rule ID: vetkit.kotlin.spring-security.frame-options-disabled
The X-Frame-Options header is disabled, so pages can be framed by other sites (clickjacking).
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Suite: Security
kotlin
The X-Frame-Options header is disabled, so pages can be framed by other sites (clickjacking).
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: INFO
How to fix it
Use frameOptions { sameOrigin = true } (or a CSP frame-ancestors policy) instead of disabling it.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/kotlin.yml.
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