vetkit.php.auth.loose-hash-comparison
A hash, HMAC or password digest is compared with loose == / !=. PHP type juggling treats '0e…' digests as equal numbers, allowing authentication bypass.
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A hash, HMAC or password digest is compared with loose == / !=. PHP type juggling treats '0e…' digests as equal numbers, allowing authentication bypass.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Compare secrets with hash_equals($known, $user) and passwords with password_verify().
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/php.yml.
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