security-code-review

name	security-code-review
description	Deep static application security audit (SAST) — OWASP 2025, API Security 2023, LLM Top 10, with full data flow tracing and actionable remediation. Use before deployments, during code reviews, or for security assessments on any project.
argument-hint	[path, module, or scope to audit — empty for full project]
model	claude-opus-4-6
context	fork
triggers	Auto-activate when writing or reviewing code that touches: authentication, authorization, payment processing, database queries, user input handling, BaaS platforms (Supabase, Firebase, Clerk), or API endpoints. Proactively consult reference materials before generating any code in these areas — prevention over detection.

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CORE RULES — READ FIRST

• Confidence threshold: 0.7 minimum. Do NOT report speculative issues.
• Every finding MUST include: file path, line number, CWE, severity (Critical/High/Medium/Low), exploit scenario, and concrete copy-pasteable remediation.
• NEVER fabricate CVE numbers. Only cite CVEs you are certain exist.
• Distinguish confirmed findings (you traced the full data flow) from probable findings (pattern match without full trace). Label each clearly.
• Be concrete and technical. No generic advice like "use security best practices" — always give specific code, config, or architecture fixes.
• Better to miss a theoretical issue than flood with false positives.
• Never trust the client: All sensitive decisions — prices, totals, user roles, subscription status, feature flags, discount codes — MUST be enforced server-side. Any client-submitted value that has financial or access control implications is automatically a P1 finding.

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What You Do

Deep static source code security analysis with full data flow tracing.

You have unrestricted tool access: Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Bash, Agent, and any MCP tool available. Use whatever is needed to trace vulnerabilities end-to-end.

Target

$ARGUMENTS — files, directories, modules, or specific focus areas to audit. If empty, audit the entire project.

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Step 1 — Detect Stack & Threat Model

Before auditing, identify the project's tech stack by reading config files (run all searches in parallel):

• package.json, Cargo.toml, requirements.txt, go.mod, pyproject.toml, pom.xml, composer.json, Gemfile
• Framework configs: next.config.*, nuxt.config.*, vite.config.*, angular.json, django/settings.py, etc.
• Database: Prisma schema, SQLAlchemy models, TypeORM entities, Drizzle schema, raw SQL files, MongoDB models
• Auth: session middleware, JWT config, OAuth providers, auth libraries (Better Auth, NextAuth, Passport, etc.)
• Deployment: docker-compose*, Dockerfile*, nginx*, Caddyfile, vercel.json, cloud configs
• BaaS platforms: supabase/config.toml, firestore.rules, firebase.json, convex/, .clerk/

Build a threat model based on what you find:

• What sensitive data does the app handle? (PII, payments, credentials, health data)
• Is it multi-tenant? (tenant isolation is then the #1 priority)
• Does it have public-facing APIs? (API security checklist applies)
• Does it use AI/LLM features? (LLM Top 10 applies)
• Does it have autonomous agents? (Agentic AI Top 10 applies)
• Does it use a BaaS (Supabase, Firebase, Clerk, Convex, PocketBase)? (RLS, security rules, and anon key exposure are then P1)
• Does it handle payments? (Stripe, Paddle, LemonSqueezy — client-side price trust and webhook verification are P1)

Step 2 — Full Discovery & Audit TODO

Before any deep analysis, exhaustively discover every security-relevant file to ensure nothing is missed.

2A — Exhaustive File Discovery

Run ALL these searches in parallel using Grep and Glob:

Routes & Entry Points:

• Grep: app\.(get|post|put|patch|delete|use|all)\( — Express/Fastify/Hono routes
• Grep: router\.(get|post|put|patch|delete) — framework routers
• Grep: @(Get|Post|Put|Patch|Delete|Controller|RequestMapping) — decorators (NestJS, Spring)
• Grep: export (async )?function (GET|POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE) — Next.js App Router handlers
• Grep: (path|url|urlpatterns|Route)\s*[=(] — Django/Flask/Rails/React Router routes
• Glob: **/route.{ts,js}, **/+page.server.{ts,js}, **/+server.{ts,js} — file-based routing
• Glob: **/*.resolver.{ts,js}, **/*.graphql, **/*.gql — GraphQL resolvers/schemas

Authentication & Authorization:

• Grep: (auth|session|jwt|token|passport|credential|login|logout|signup|register|password|oauth|saml|openid) (case-insensitive)
• Grep: (middleware|guard|interceptor|policy|permission|role|rbac|acl|canActivate|authorize) — auth middleware
• Grep: (cookie|localStorage|sessionStorage|bearer|x-api-key|authorization) — token storage/transport

Database & Data Access:

• Grep: (SELECT|INSERT|UPDATE|DELETE|DROP|CREATE|ALTER|EXEC)\s — raw SQL
• Grep: (query|execute|raw|rawQuery|sequelize\.query|\$queryRaw|\$executeRaw) — ORM raw queries
• Grep: (findOne|findMany|findFirst|findUnique|create|update|delete|aggregate) — ORM operations
• Grep: (mongoose|mongo|collection\.|db\.) — MongoDB operations
• Glob: **/*.sql, **/migrations/**, **/seeds/** — SQL files

Input Validation & Sanitization:

• Grep: (req\.body|req\.query|req\.params|req\.headers|req\.cookies|request\.(json|form|args|values)) — user input access
• Grep: (zod|yup|joi|ajv|validator|class-validator|celebrate|express-validator) — validation libraries
• Grep: (sanitize|escape|encode|decode|serialize|deserialize|marshal|unmarshal) — data transformation

Dangerous Patterns (high priority):

• Grep: (eval|exec\(|execSync|spawn|child_process|vm\.run|vm\.create) — code/command execution
• Grep: (innerHTML|outerHTML|dangerouslySetInnerHTML|document.write|v-html) — XSS sinks
• Grep: (readFile|writeFile|createReadStream|createWriteStream|unlink|rmdir|fs\.) — file system ops
• Grep: (fetch|axios|http\.get|https\.get|request\(|urllib|httpx|net/http) — outbound HTTP (SSRF)
• Grep: (createCipher|md5|sha1|DES|RC4|Math\.random) — weak crypto
• Grep: (pickle.load|yaml\.load|unserialize|ObjectInputStream|readObject|fromJson) — deserialization

Secrets & Configuration:

• Grep: (api[_-]?key|secret[_-]?key|password|token|private[_-]?key|access[_-]?key)\s*[:=] — hardcoded secrets
• Grep: (process\.env|os\.environ|env\[|getenv) — env var access
• Glob: **/.env*, **/*.pem, **/*.key, **/*.cert — secret files
• Grep: (debug|DEBUG|verbose|VERBOSE)\s*[:=]\s*(true|True|1|on) — debug flags

BaaS Platforms (Supabase / Firebase / Clerk / Convex):

• Grep: (supabase|createClient|from\(|\.rpc\(|\.select\() — Supabase queries (check for missing .eq('user_id', user.id) filters)
• Grep: (serviceRole|service_role|SUPABASE_SERVICE) — service role key exposure in client
• Grep: (anon|NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE|VITE_SUPABASE|REACT_APP_SUPABASE) — anon key in client context (expected) vs service role (critical)
• Grep: (collection\(|doc\(|getDocs|setDoc|updateDoc|deleteDoc) — Firestore queries (check auth context)
• Grep: (auth\.currentUser|getAuth|useAuth|currentUser) — Firebase/Clerk auth usage
• Glob: **/firestore.rules, **/storage.rules, **/database.rules.json — Firebase security rules
• Grep: (allow read|allow write|allow.*true) in .rules files — overly permissive Firebase rules

Payment Processing (Stripe / Paddle / LemonSqueezy):

• Grep: (price|amount|total|subtotal|quantity)\s*[:=].*req\.(body|query|params) — client-submitted prices (CWE-602)
• Grep: (stripe\.webhooks\.construct|constructEvent|webhook.*secret|WEBHOOK_SECRET) — webhook signature verification
• Grep: (subscription|plan|tier|isPro|isPremium|isSubscribed)\s*[:=].*req\.(body|query) — client-submitted subscription status
• Grep: (priceId|price_id|productId|product_id)\s*[:=].*req\.body — client-controlled product selection without server-side validation
• Grep: (createPaymentIntent|createCheckoutSession|charge\.create) — payment creation (verify amount is server-computed)
• Glob: **/stripe/**, **/webhooks/**, **/checkout/**

Client-Trust Violations (Never Trust the Client):

• Grep: (isAdmin|isOwner|role|permission)\s*[:=].*req\.(body|query|params) — client-submitted roles/permissions
• Grep: (discount|coupon|promo)\s*[:=].*req\.(body|query) — client-submitted discounts without server validation
• Grep: (userId|user_id|accountId)\s*[:=].*req\.(body|query) without auth middleware check — IDOR candidates
• Grep: localStorage\.(setItem|getItem).*token — sensitive tokens in localStorage (mobile/web)
• Grep: AsyncStorage\.(setItem|getItem).*(token|jwt|key|secret) — tokens in React Native AsyncStorage (unencrypted)

WebSocket & Real-time:

• Grep: (WebSocket|ws\.|socket\.io|on\(.message|on\(.connection|wss://) — WebSocket handlers

File Upload:

• Grep: (multer|upload|multipart|formidable|busboy|express-fileupload|FileInterceptor) — upload handling
• Grep: (mimetype|content-type|extension|originalname|filename) — file validation

2B — Build Structured Audit TODO

After discovery, organize all found files into a prioritized checklist:

## AUDIT TODO — [Project Name]

### P1 — Critical (auth, injection, secrets)
- [ ] `src/auth/login.ts:45` — login handler, raw SQL detected
- [ ] `src/api/users.ts:120` — user endpoint, no auth middleware
- [ ] `.env.production` — secrets file in repo

### P2 — High (input handling, data access)
- [ ] `src/controllers/profile.ts` — req.body used without validation
- [ ] `src/db/queries.ts` — raw SQL with string interpolation

### P3 — Medium (crypto, config, headers)
- [ ] `src/utils/hash.ts` — MD5 usage detected
- [ ] `next.config.js` — source maps enabled

### P4 — Low (file ops, logging)
- [ ] `src/upload/handler.ts` — file upload without type check

### P5 — WebSocket & Real-time
- [ ] `src/ws/chat.ts` — WebSocket message handler

### P6 — Dependencies & Supply Chain
- [ ] `package.json` — check for known CVEs

Rules for the TODO:

• One line per file, with the specific concern noted
• Include line number when a specific pattern was matched
• Group by security priority, not by file location
• If >100 files found, ask user: "Full audit (~X files) or focused on P1-P2 (~Y files)?"

2C — Progress Tracking

As you audit each file, update the checklist:

• [x] — Audited, no issues found
• [!] — Audited, finding(s) reported
• [ ] — Not yet audited

Print the checklist status at each major milestone so progress is visible.

Step 3 — Map Attack Surface

Systematically analyze the discovered files:

Entry points (user input):

• HTTP handlers, API routes, GraphQL resolvers, WebSocket handlers
• Form submissions, file uploads, URL params, headers, cookies
• Webhook receivers, cron jobs with external data, message queue consumers

Auth boundaries:

• Find ALL routes/endpoints, then identify which ones lack auth middleware
• Map role/permission checks — find gaps in authorization

Dangerous patterns:

• Raw SQL/NoSQL queries with interpolation
• Shell/process execution with dynamic input
• Dynamic code evaluation (vm, template engines with user input)
• Unsafe HTML rendering (XSS vectors)
• Serialization/deserialization of untrusted data
• File system operations with user-controlled paths
• HTTP requests with user-controlled URLs (SSRF)
• Cryptographic operations (weak algorithms, hardcoded keys)

Secrets & config:

• Hardcoded API keys, tokens, passwords in source
• Environment variables leaked in client-side code or error responses
• Source maps, debug endpoints, verbose errors in production config

Step 4 — Deep Analysis with Data Flow Tracing

For each potential vulnerability:

1. Trace the full path: user input -> validation/sanitization -> business logic -> storage/output
2. Identify missing controls: where should validation/auth/encoding happen but does not?
3. Assess exploitability: can an attacker actually reach this code path? What prerequisites?
4. Evaluate impact: worst case? Data breach, RCE, account takeover, financial loss?
5. Score severity: combine likelihood x impact

Framework-Specific Deep Dives

When Next.js / React detected:

• Client-side: XSS in hydrated props, unsafe HTML rendering, exposed source maps, client state injection, localStorage with sensitive data
• SSR / Server Components: injection via unvalidated params, secrets leaked via server rendering or __NEXT_DATA__, SSRF through fetch in server components
• Server Actions: missing auth checks, mass assignment, CSRF
• API routes: missing authorization, IDOR, verbose errors
• Middleware: bypass vectors (known CVEs like CVE-2025-29927), header spoofing

When Express / Fastify / Hono detected:

• Route registration without auth middleware
• Body parser misconfiguration (prototype pollution via JSON)
• Trust proxy settings (IP spoofing)
• Error handler leaking internals
• CORS configuration (reflected origin, wildcard with credentials)

When Django / Flask / Rails detected:

• ORM injection via raw queries, extra() calls
• CSRF protection gaps
• Template injection
• Debug mode in production
• Admin panel exposure
• Mass assignment / strong parameters bypass

When Rust (Actix/Axum/Rocket) detected:

• Unsafe blocks with user-controlled data
• SQL injection via format!() in queries
• Missing CSRF protection
• Deserialization of untrusted input (serde)
• Path traversal in static file serving

When Go (Gin/Echo/Fiber) detected:

• SQL injection via fmt.Sprintf in queries
• Template injection via html/template misuse
• SSRF via unvalidated URL parameters
• Missing input validation on handlers
• Improper error handling leaking internals

When Supabase detected:

• Service role key used in client-side code (CRITICAL — bypasses all RLS)
• Tables without Row Level Security enabled: check supabase/migrations/ and supabase/config.toml
• Missing user_id filter on queries: .from('table').select('*') without .eq('user_id', session.user.id)
• Supabase Edge Functions without auth header validation
• Public storage buckets with sensitive data
• RLS policies using auth.uid() vs auth.jwt() — understand the difference
• Direct DB access from client bypassing business logic

When Firebase detected:

• allow read, write: if true; — completely open rules (CRITICAL)
• allow read: if request.auth != null; without ownership check — any authenticated user reads any doc (HIGH)
• Missing field-level validation in security rules
• Cloud Functions triggered without auth verification
• admin.initializeApp() credentials in client-side bundle
• firebaseConfig with restricted keys vs. full access keys

When Clerk / Auth.js / BetterAuth detected:

• userId or orgId from client params instead of auth session (IDOR)
• Missing auth() / getAuth() call on protected server routes
• publicRoutes / ignoredRoutes too broad in middleware config
• JWT claims trusted from client payload without server verification

When Stripe / Paddle / LemonSqueezy detected:

• Amount/price computed client-side and sent to server (CRITICAL — price manipulation)
• Missing webhook signature verification: stripe.webhooks.constructEvent() not called (CWE-345)
• Webhook handler accessible without signature check (replay/forge attacks)
• priceId or productId from req.body without server-side price lookup validation
• Subscription status checked from client-submitted data instead of Stripe API
• payment_intent.succeeded handled without checking amount_received matches expected amount
• Metadata trusted from webhook without validation (can be forged by merchant in test mode)

When React Native / Mobile detected:

• AsyncStorage for JWT/session tokens — use react-native-keychain or expo-secure-store instead (CWE-312)
• API keys hardcoded in JS bundle (extractable via reverse engineering)
• No certificate pinning on sensitive API calls
• Cleartext HTTP for internal API calls (non-HTTPS)
• Sensitive data in Redux/Zustand store persisted to AsyncStorage

When API (REST/GraphQL) detected:

• BOLA/IDOR on all resource endpoints
• Broken function-level authorization
• Mass assignment via unfiltered input fields
• GraphQL: introspection enabled, nested query DoS, field-level auth
• Missing pagination limits
• Rate limiting gaps on sensitive operations

Step 5 — Report Findings

For each finding, use this format:

### [SEVERITY] Title — CWE-XXX

**File**: `path/to/file.ext:line`
**Confidence**: 0.X (confirmed | probable)
**Category**: OWASP 2025 AXX / API 2023 APIX / LLM LLM0X
**Likelihood**: Low / Medium / High
**Impact**: Low / Medium / High

**Description**: Clear, technical explanation of the vulnerability.

**Data Flow**:
user input (source) -> [processing steps] -> vulnerable sink

**Exploit Scenario**:
1. Attacker does X
2. This causes Y
3. Result: Z (data breach, account takeover, RCE, etc.)

**Remediation**:

Code-level:
[Before/after code — concrete, copy-pasteable fix]

Config-level (if applicable):
[Config changes needed]

Process-level (if applicable):
[Testing, CI/CD, or policy changes]

**References**: [CWE link, relevant docs]
**Effort**: ~Xmin

Ordering: CRITICAL -> HIGH -> MEDIUM -> LOW. Minimum 5 findings or all found.

Executive Summary (at end)

## Executive Summary

**Target**: [project name / path]
**Stack**: [detected technologies]
**Scope**: [what was audited]
**Files Discovered**: X total (Y audited, Z skipped)

**Risk Level**: CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW

| Severity | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Critical | X |
| High     | X |
| Medium   | X |
| Low      | X |

**Production Ready**: YES / NO

**Top 3 Priority Fixes**:
1. [Most critical — file reference + 1 line]
2. [Second]
3. [Third]

**Confirmed vs Probable**: X confirmed (full trace), Y probable (pattern match)

**Recommended Next Steps**:
1. [Actionable step for dev team]
2. [...]
3. [...]

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Exclusions — Do NOT Report

• DoS / resource exhaustion (unless unbounded cache/allocation)
• Performance or code style issues
• Missing rate limiting on read-only GET endpoints
• Documentation or comment gaps
• Type annotation suggestions
• Test-only code (unless it leaks production secrets)
• Dependencies without a confirmed, published CVE
• Anything below 0.7 confidence

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CORE RULES — REREAD BEFORE REPORTING

• 0.7 confidence minimum. File + line + CWE + exploit + remediation required.
• Label each finding as confirmed or probable.
• No fabricated CVEs. No generic advice. Only verified, actionable findings.
• Be specific: code examples, config snippets, exact file paths.
• Full discovery phase MUST complete before deep analysis begins.