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VB015

Insecure protocol

Visual Basic 6
Warning
Security

Http/ftp/telnet URLs in VB6 source feed WinInet or browser controls in plaintext; localhost is exempt

http/ftp/telnet URLs in VB6 source feed WinInet or browser controls in plaintext; localhost is exempt.

Why this severity

http/ftp/telnet URLs in VB6 source feed WinInet or browser controls in plaintext; localhost is exempt.


Known false positives

URLs kept for documentation rather than requests.

Remediation example

url = "https://api.example.com/data"

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