Static Vulnerability Detector

Analyze code for security vulnerabilities with CWE classification and severity assessment.

Analysis Workflow

1. Code Scanning

Systematically examine code for vulnerability patterns:

Memory Safety (C/C++):

• Buffer overflows (CWE-119)
• Out-of-bounds access (CWE-125)
• Use-after-free (CWE-416)
• Double free (CWE-415)
• Null pointer dereference (CWE-476)

Injection Vulnerabilities:

• SQL injection (CWE-89)
• Command injection (CWE-78)
• Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
• XML injection (CWE-91)
• LDAP injection (CWE-90)

Authentication & Authorization:

• Missing authentication (CWE-306)
• Improper authentication (CWE-287)
• Missing authorization (CWE-862)
• Hard-coded credentials (CWE-798)

Cryptographic Issues:

• Weak algorithms (CWE-327)
• Inadequate encryption (CWE-326)
• Weak random values (CWE-330)
• Missing encryption (CWE-311)

Deserialization:

• Untrusted deserialization (CWE-502)
• Mass assignment (CWE-915)

Input Validation:

• Improper validation (CWE-20)
• Path traversal (CWE-22)
• SSRF (CWE-918)

2. Pattern Matching

For each vulnerability category, identify:

Dangerous Functions:

• C/C++:

  strcpy

  ,

  sprintf

  ,

  gets

  ,

  scanf

• Python:

  pickle.loads

  ,

  eval

  ,

  exec

• SQL: String concatenation in queries
• Shell:

  os.system

  ,

  subprocess

  with

  shell=True

Unsafe Patterns:

• Unvalidated user input
• Missing bounds checking
• Weak cryptographic algorithms
• Hard-coded secrets
• Missing authentication decorators

Context Analysis:

• Data flow from user input to sink
• Sanitization and validation presence
• Authentication/authorization checks
• Error handling adequacy

3. Severity Assessment

Assign severity based on:

CRITICAL:

• Remote code execution possible
• Authentication bypass
• SQL injection with admin access
• Arbitrary file read/write

HIGH:

• Privilege escalation
• Sensitive data exposure
• Hard-coded credentials
• Weak cryptography for sensitive data

MEDIUM:

• Information disclosure
• Denial of service
• Missing input validation
• Insecure configuration

LOW:

• Minor information leaks
• Verbose error messages
• Missing security headers

4. Confidence Level

Assess confidence in finding:

HIGH: Clear vulnerability pattern, no mitigating factors MEDIUM: Vulnerability likely but context unclear LOW: Potential issue requiring manual verification

5. Generate Report

Structure findings as:

## Vulnerability: [Title]

**ID**: VULN-[number]
**CWE**: CWE-[ID]
**Severity**: [CRITICAL/HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW]
**Confidence**: [HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW]
**Location**: [File:Line]

### Description
[What the vulnerability is]

### Code Snippet
```[language]
[vulnerable code]

Impact

• [Potential consequences]

Remediation

[fixed code]

References

• [CWE link]
• [OWASP reference]

## Vulnerability Categories

### Memory Safety (C/C++)

**Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)**:
```c
// VULNERABLE
char buf[10];
strcpy(buf, user_input);  // No bounds check

Use-After-Free (CWE-416):

// VULNERABLE
free(ptr);
ptr->field = value;  // Use after free

Injection Attacks

SQL Injection (CWE-89):

# VULNERABLE
query = f"SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = {user_id}"
cursor.execute(query)

Command Injection (CWE-78):

# VULNERABLE
os.system("ping " + user_host)

XSS (CWE-79):

// VULNERABLE
element.innerHTML = user_input;

Authentication Issues

Missing Authentication (CWE-306):

# VULNERABLE
@app.route('/admin')
def admin_panel():
    return render_template('admin.html')  # No auth check

Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798):

# VULNERABLE
PASSWORD = "admin123"
API_KEY = "sk-1234567890"

Cryptographic Weaknesses

Weak Algorithm (CWE-327):

# VULNERABLE
hash = hashlib.md5(password.encode()).hexdigest()

Weak Random (CWE-330):

# VULNERABLE
token = random.randint(1000, 9999)  # For security token

Deserialization

Untrusted Data (CWE-502):

# VULNERABLE
obj = pickle.loads(user_data)  # RCE possible

Input Validation

Path Traversal (CWE-22):

# VULNERABLE
with open(f'/uploads/{filename}', 'r') as f:  # ../../../etc/passwd
    content = f.read()

SSRF (CWE-918):

# VULNERABLE
response = requests.get(user_url)  # Can access internal services

Detection Heuristics

Data Flow Analysis

Track tainted data from source to sink:

Sources (user input):

• HTTP parameters, headers, body
• Command-line arguments
• File contents
• Environment variables
• Database queries

Sinks (dangerous operations):

• SQL query execution
• System command execution
• File operations
• HTML output
• Deserialization

Sanitization (check for):

• Input validation
• Escaping/encoding
• Parameterized queries
• Whitelist filtering

Pattern Recognition

Dangerous function calls:

• Without input validation
• With user-controlled arguments
• In security-sensitive contexts

Missing security controls:

• No authentication decorator
• No authorization check
• No CSRF protection
• No rate limiting

Weak configurations:

• Debug mode enabled
• Verbose errors
• Insecure defaults

CWE Reference

For detailed vulnerability patterns and remediation, see cwe_patterns.md.

Key CWE categories:

• Memory safety (CWE-119, 125, 416, 415)
• Injection (CWE-89, 78, 79, 91)
• Authentication (CWE-287, 306, 798, 862)
• Cryptography (CWE-327, 326, 330, 311)
• Deserialization (CWE-502, 915)
• Input validation (CWE-20, 22, 918)

Report Format

Summary Section

# Security Vulnerability Report

**Scan Date**: [Date]
**Code Base**: [Project]
**Total Findings**: [Count]

## Severity Breakdown
- Critical: [Count]
- High: [Count]
- Medium: [Count]
- Low: [Count]

Detailed Findings

For each vulnerability:

• Unique ID
• CWE classification
• Severity and confidence
• Location (file, line, function)
• Description
• Code snippet
• Impact assessment
• Remediation guidance
• References

Recommendations

Prioritized action items:

1. Fix critical vulnerabilities immediately
2. Address high-severity issues
3. Plan remediation for medium/low issues
4. Implement security best practices

Examples

For complete vulnerability detection examples including:

• SQL injection analysis
• Buffer overflow detection
• Hard-coded credentials
• Insecure deserialization
• Missing authentication
• Weak cryptography

See examples.md.

Analysis Tips

• Context matters: Consider surrounding code and mitigations
• False positives: Mark uncertain findings as low confidence
• Data flow: Trace user input to dangerous sinks
• Defense in depth: Note multiple security layers
• Language-specific: Apply appropriate patterns per language
• Framework awareness: Consider framework protections
• Configuration: Check for insecure settings
• Dependencies: Note vulnerable library versions
• Completeness: Scan all code paths
• Prioritize: Focus on critical and high severity first