Inappropriate coding practices - Wildcard export
Description
When exporting libraries, the wildcard operator (asterisk) is used, which exports all the functions of that library. This is a bad practice that complicates the use and maintenance of the module.
Impact
- Export functions and procedures that will not be used.
- Cause suboptimal performance of the application.
Recommendation
Explicitly export the libraries and packages necessary for the correct operation of the application.
Threat
Attacker authenticated in the application from the Internet.
Expected Remediation Time
⌚ minutes.
Score
Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base
- Attack vector: N
- Attack complexity: H
- Privileges required: L
- User interaction: N
- Scope: U
- Confidentiality: N
- Integrity: L
- Availability: N
Temporal
- Exploit code madurity: P
- Remediation level: X
- Report confidence: X
Result
- Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:X
- Score:
- Base: 3.1
- Temporal: 3.0
- Severity:
- Base: Low
- Temporal: Low
Requirements
Fixes
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