frontend-security

name

frontend-security

description

Audit frontend codebases for security vulnerabilities and bad practices. Use when performing security reviews, auditing code for XSS/CSRF/DOM vulnerabilities, checking Content Security Policy configurations, validating input handling, reviewing file upload security, or examining Node.js/NPM dependencies. Target frameworks include web platform (vanilla HTML/CSS/JS), React, Astro, Twig templates, Node.js, and Bun. Based on OWASP security guidelines.

Frontend Security Audit Skill

Perform comprehensive security audits of frontend codebases to identify vulnerabilities, bad practices, and missing protections.

Audit Process

1. Scan for dangerous patterns - Search codebase for known vulnerability indicators
2. Review framework-specific risks - Check for framework security bypass patterns
3. Validate defensive measures - Verify CSP, CSRF tokens, input validation
4. Check dependencies - Review npm/node dependencies for vulnerabilities
5. Report findings - Categorize by severity with remediation guidance

Critical Vulnerability Patterns to Search

XSS Indicators (Search Priority: HIGH)

# React dangerous patterns
grep -rn "dangerouslySetInnerHTML" --include="*.jsx" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.js"

# Direct DOM manipulation
grep -rn "\.innerHTML\s*=" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts" --include="*.jsx" --include="*.tsx"
grep -rn "\.outerHTML\s*=" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"
grep -rn "document\.write" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"

# URL-based injection
grep -rn "location\.href\s*=" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"
grep -rn "location\.replace" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"
grep -rn "window\.open" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"

# Eval and code execution
grep -rn "eval\s*(" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"
grep -rn "new Function\s*(" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"
grep -rn "setTimeout\s*(\s*['\"]" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"
grep -rn "setInterval\s*(\s*['\"]" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"

# Twig unescaped output
grep -rn "|raw" --include="*.twig" --include="*.html.twig"
grep -rn "{% autoescape false %}" --include="*.twig"

CSRF Indicators

# Forms without CSRF tokens
grep -rn "<form" --include="*.html" --include="*.jsx" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.twig"

# State-changing requests without protection
grep -rn "fetch\s*(" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts" | grep -E "(POST|PUT|DELETE|PATCH)"
grep -rn "axios\.(post|put|delete|patch)" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"

Sensitive Data Exposure

# localStorage/sessionStorage with sensitive data
grep -rn "localStorage\." --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"
grep -rn "sessionStorage\." --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"

# Hardcoded secrets
grep -rn "api[_-]?key\s*[:=]" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts" --include="*.env"
grep -rn "secret\s*[:=]" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"
grep -rn "password\s*[:=]" --include="*.js" --include="*.ts"

Reference Documentation

Load these references based on findings:

• XSS vulnerabilities found: See references/xss-prevention.md
• CSRF concerns: See references/csrf-protection.md
• DOM manipulation issues: See references/dom-security.md
• CSP review needed: See references/csp-configuration.md
• Input handling issues: See references/input-validation.md
• Node.js/NPM audit: See references/nodejs-npm-security.md
• Framework-specific patterns: See references/framework-patterns.md
• File upload handling: See references/file-upload-security.md
• JWT implementation: See references/jwt-security.md

Severity Classification

CRITICAL - Exploitable XSS, authentication bypass, secrets exposure HIGH - Missing CSRF protection, unsafe DOM manipulation, SQL injection vectors MEDIUM - Weak CSP, missing security headers, improper input validation LOW - Informational disclosure, deprecated functions, suboptimal practices

Report Format

## Security Audit Report

### Summary
- Critical: X findings
- High: X findings
- Medium: X findings
- Low: X findings

### Critical Findings

#### [CRITICAL-001] Title
- **Location**: file:line
- **Pattern**: Code snippet
- **Risk**: Description of the vulnerability
- **Remediation**: How to fix
- **Reference**: OWASP link

### High Findings
[...]

OWASP Reference Links

For comprehensive guidance, consult these OWASP cheatsheets directly:

• XSS Prevention: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Cross_Site_Scripting_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html
• DOM XSS Prevention: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/DOM_based_XSS_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html
• CSRF Prevention: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html
• CSP: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Content_Security_Policy_Cheat_Sheet.html
• Input Validation: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet.html
• HTML5 Security: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/HTML5_Security_Cheat_Sheet.html
• DOM Clobbering: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/DOM_Clobbering_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html
• Node.js Security: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Nodejs_Security_Cheat_Sheet.html
• NPM Security: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/NPM_Security_Cheat_Sheet.html
• AJAX Security: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/AJAX_Security_Cheat_Sheet.html
• File Upload: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/File_Upload_Cheat_Sheet.html
• Error Handling: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Error_Handling_Cheat_Sheet.html
• JWT Security: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/JSON_Web_Token_for_Java_Cheat_Sheet.html
• User Privacy: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/User_Privacy_Protection_Cheat_Sheet.html
• gRPC Security: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/gRPC_Security_Cheat_Sheet.html