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"