Do not give 777 permissions to a file

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Metadata

ID: javascript-node-security/chmod-permissions

Language: JavaScript

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 732

Description

Always make sure you restrict permissions of your application files. Application files should not allow write and execution for other users as it may leak data and information. Always restrict the number of users and applications that can access your application data.

Non-Compliant Code Examples

const fs = require('fs');
const fsPromises = fs.promises;

fs.chmodSync("/tmp/myfile", 0o777);
fsPromises.chmod("/tmp/fsPromises", 0o777);

Compliant Code Examples

const fs = require('fs');
const fsPromises = fs.promises;

fs.chmodSync(myPath, 0o770);
fsPromises.chmod("/tmp/fsPromises", 0o770);
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