Avoid insecure HTTP requests with Axios

Metadata

ID: javascript-common-security/axios-avoid-insecure-http

Language: JavaScript

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 319

Avoid connecting to http services. Use https services for security reasons.

const dataFromBackend = axios.get('http://backend.my.app')

const dataFromBackend = axios.get('https://backend.my.app')

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rulesets:
  - javascript-common-security     # Rules to enforce JavaScript common security.

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