Does SEC_EXTERNAL_FORM_ACTION affect my score?

Yes. It is an importance 6 rule at RESEARCH confidence, so a failure costs 6 × 0.7 points of impact in the Security category before that category is normalised to 100.

What does RESEARCH confidence mean?

Backed by large-sample study or industry research, not a specification. Confidence is a declared tier rather than a per-rule number, so every rule backed by the same class of evidence carries the same weight - which is what makes the score reproducible instead of hand-tuned.

How do I check SEC_EXTERNAL_FORM_ACTION on my own site?

Paste your URL into the box above and it runs only this rule, usually in a couple of seconds. It is also included in the Security checker and in a full scan.

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Forms post to a relative, same-origin action

SEC_EXTERNAL_FORM_ACTION

A form with an absolute http(s) action may post to a third party, sending whatever the user typed to someone else. Relative actions are inherently same-origin, so this flags absolute ones for review.

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How this rule is weighted

Importance: 6 / 10; How much this matters relative to other rules.
Confidence: RESEARCH; Backed by large-sample study or industry research, not a specification.
Severity: error; How the finding is presented when it fails.
Scoring: Counts; A failure costs points in its category.

Impact is importance multiplied by the confidence tier’s weight — SPECIFICATION 1.0, RESEARCH 0.7, EMERGING 0.3, EXPERIMENTAL 0.1. Two rules backed by the same class of evidence therefore always carry the same weight, which is what makes the score reproducible rather than hand-tuned.

Questions about this rule

Does SEC_EXTERNAL_FORM_ACTION affect my score?: Yes. It is an importance 6 rule at RESEARCH confidence, so a failure costs 6 × 0.7 points of impact in the Security category before that category is normalised to 100.
What does RESEARCH confidence mean?: Backed by large-sample study or industry research, not a specification. Confidence is a declared tier rather than a per-rule number, so every rule backed by the same class of evidence carries the same weight - which is what makes the score reproducible instead of hand-tuned.
How do I check SEC_EXTERNAL_FORM_ACTION on my own site?: Paste your URL into the box above and it runs only this rule, usually in a couple of seconds. It is also included in the Security checker and in a full scan.

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