Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’)
| Property | |
|---|---|
| Language |  |
| Severity |  |
| CWE | CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’) |
| OWASP | A07:2017 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| Confidence Level | Low |
| Impact Level | Medium |
| Likelihood Level | Low |
Description#
Detected ‘Fprintf’ or similar writing to ‘http.ResponseWriter’. This bypasses HTML escaping that prevents cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. Instead, use the ‘html/template’ package to render data to users.