code-review-security

name	code-review-security
description	Security-focused code review mapped to OWASP Top 10 and ASVS. Use when reviewing pull requests, auditing files or modules for vulnerabilities, or performing pre-merge security gate checks. Covers injection, auth, authorization, cryptography, data exposure, misconfiguration, and deserialization.
license	CC-BY-4.0

Security Code Review

Review code for security vulnerabilities by following the full procedure in plays/code-review-security.md.

Steps

1. Scope & Context — Establish language/framework, trust boundary (server/client/library/CLI), data sensitivity (PII, credentials, financial), and exposure (internet-facing, internal, local).

2. Systematic Review by Vulnerability Class (priority order):

   • Injection (A03) — SQL, command, XSS, SSTI, LDAP, path traversal, header, log injection
   • Authentication & Session (A07) — Hardcoded credentials, missing auth, weak sessions, JWT issues
   • Authorization (A01) — Missing authz checks, IDOR, horizontal/vertical privilege escalation
   • Cryptography (A02) — Weak algorithms, hardcoded keys, missing encryption, custom crypto
   • Data Exposure (A01) — Sensitive data in errors/logs, credentials in code, debug mode
   • Misconfiguration (A05) — Default credentials, permissive CORS, missing security headers
   • Deserialization (A08) — Untrusted deserialization, missing integrity checks, CSRF gaps

3. Framework-Specific Checks — Apply checks for detected framework (React, Express, Django, Flask, Spring, Rails, Go).

4. Diff-Specific Analysis (for PRs) — Focus on changed lines plus context, verify security controls preserved, check new endpoints match auth patterns, look for removed security controls.

5. Produce Findings — Cite file:line, show vulnerable snippet, explain attack scenario, provide fixed code, rate confidence.

Output

Scope summary, findings sorted by severity using templates/finding.md, positive observations (good security controls in place), and severity count table.

OWASP References

• OWASP Top 10 (2021): A01-A10
• OWASP ASVS v5.0
• OWASP Code Review Guide
• OWASP Cheat Sheet Series