CS.BANNED.CONSOLE_WRITE

Avoid System.Console 'Write()' or 'WriteLine()' statements.

Disallows the use of 'System.Console.WriteLine()' or 'System.Console.Write()' for debugging purposes. Methods to be excluded from this rule: by default, "Main", "Show", "Verbose".

Mitigation and prevention

Debugging statements should be cleaned up before the product is released.

External guidance

• OWASP A9:2017 Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities

Vulnerable code example

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  namespace examples.rules.misc
  {
      public class SIO
      {
          public void Method1()
          {
              System.Console.WriteLine("result is : " + "result"); // VIOLATION
              //...
          }
     }
 }

Deleting line 7 will resolve the issue.