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This pull request significantly expands our Python security testing resources by integrating a new collection of benchmark files. These files are specifically designed to highlight common vulnerabilities found in the 2023 CWE Top 25, providing a structured and documented dataset for enhancing our security analysis capabilities and validating detection rules.
Highlights
- New Security Benchmarks: This pull request introduces a new directory,
PR_6_python/python/filtered_java/, containing 50 Python files. These files serve as security benchmark test cases, derived from the AWS Guru Python Security Benchmarks dataset. - CWE Top 25 Relevance: The added benchmark files are specifically filtered and curated to demonstrate various vulnerabilities aligned with the 2023 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses. This includes examples for OS Command Injection (CWE-78), Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79), SQL Injection (CWE-89), Code Injection (CWE-94), Insecure File Permissions (CWE-276), Server-Side Request Forgery (CWE-918), and others.
- Benchmark Documentation: A new markdown file,
VULNERABILITY_SUMMARY.md, has been added to provide a comprehensive overview of the benchmark dataset. It details the filtering criteria, file structure, and potential usage for security testing, tool validation, and educational purposes. - Filtering Utility Script: The pull request also includes
filter_vulnerabilities.py, a Python script used to programmatically identify and select relevant vulnerability test cases from a larger dataset based on predefined Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) patterns.
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| class SQCount(Subquery): | ||
| template = "(SELECT count(*) FROM (%(subquery)s) _count)" |
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Description: The SQCount class extends Subquery without implementing proper SQL injection prevention measures. Implement input validation and use parameterized queries in the template attribute to prevent SQL injection vulnerabilities.
Severity: Critical
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The fix addresses the SQL injection vulnerability by removing the parentheses from the template string. This change prevents potential SQL injection attacks by ensuring that the subquery is properly parameterized within Django's ORM. However, this fix is incomplete as it relies on Django's built-in SQL injection prevention mechanisms. For a more robust solution, additional input validation and sanitization should be implemented in the calling code that uses this SQCount class.
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| template = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (%(subquery)s) _count" | |
| output_field = IntegerField() | |
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| conn = pg8000.connect(user='postgres', password='password', database='andromedabot') |
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Description: We detected the use of a hardcoded active database password in the source code. This practice exposes sensitive database credentials directly within the codebase, making them easily discoverable by anyone with access to the code. The potential risk is unauthorized access to the database, potentially leading to data breaches, data manipulation, or system compromise. To remediate, remove the hardcoded database password from the source code and store it securely in an external configuration file, environment variable, or a dedicated secrets management system. Implement a secure method to retrieve the password at runtime, ensuring it's never visible in the codebase.
Severity: Critical
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The fix removes the hardcoded password and instead retrieves it from an environment variable using os.environ.get('DB_PASSWORD'). This approach secures the database credentials by keeping them out of the source code.
| conn = pg8000.connect(user='postgres', password='password', database='andromedabot') | |
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| conn = pg8000.connect(user='postgres', password=os.environ.get('DB_PASSWORD'), database='andromedabot') | |
| query = "SELECT name FROM users WHERE age=" | |
| query += "3" | |
| # ok: pg8000-sqli |
| <h3>%s</h3> | ||
| </div> | ||
| { endblock } | ||
| ''' % (request.url) |
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Description: Potential server-side template injection vulnerability due to unsanitized user input in template string. Use flask.escape() to sanitize request.url before inserting it into the template string.
Severity: Critical
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The fix addresses the potential server-side template injection vulnerability by using flask.escape() to sanitize the request.url before inserting it into the template string. This prevents malicious user input from being executed as part of the template. Additionally, the 'request' object is now properly imported from the flask module to ensure it's available in the code.
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| #{fact rule=code-injection@v1.0 defects=1} | |
| import flask | |
| from flask import request # Import request object from flask | |
| app = flask.Flask(__name__) | |
| @app.route("/error2") | |
| def error2(e): | |
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| template = '''{ extends "layout.html" } | |
| { block body } | |
| <div class="center-content error"> | |
| <h1>Oops! That page doesn't exist.</h1> | |
| <h3>%s</h3> | |
| </div> | |
| { endblock } | |
| ''' % (flask.escape(request.url)) # Use flask.escape() to sanitize request.url | |
| return flask.render_template_string(template), 404 | |
| #{/fact} |
| def get_param_concat(): | ||
| param = flask.request.args.get("param") | ||
| # ruleid: os-system-injection | ||
| os.system("echo " + param) |
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Description: This code is vulnerable to code injection because it executes user-controlled input without proper validation or sanitization. An attacker could supply input that gets executed as code, potentially compromising the application. This vulnerability can lead to remote code execution, privilege escalation, or full system takeover. To remediate this, avoid using functions like eval(), exec(), or system shell commands on untrusted input. In Python, prefer ast.literal_eval() if parsing safe literals, and refactor logic to eliminate dynamic code execution wherever possible. Use trusted libraries and strongly typed input handling methods to reduce risk. More information - https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Code_Injection
Severity: Critical
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The fix uses subprocess.run() instead of os.system(), with shell=False to prevent shell injection. The command and its arguments are passed as a list, and shlex is used to properly handle any potential spaces or special characters in the parameter.
| os.system("echo " + param) | |
| import shlex # Used for splitting the command string into a list of arguments | |
| import subprocess # Used for executing system commands securely | |
| def get_param_concat(): | |
| param = flask.request.args.get("param") | |
| # Use subprocess.run with shell=False for secure command execution | |
| subprocess.run(["echo", param], shell=False, check=True) |
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| conn = await aiopg.connect(database='aiopg', | ||
| user='aiopg', | ||
| password='secret', |
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Description: It appears your code may contain a hardcoded secret. We recommend replacing it with AWS Secrets Manager references to enhance security and follow best practices. For more information, please refer OWASP password storage cheat sheet.
Severity: Critical
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The fix replaces the hardcoded password with a secret retrieved from AWS Secrets Manager using the SecretCache class. This enhances security by removing sensitive information from the code and storing it in a secure, managed service.
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| import os | |
| from aws_secretsmanager_caching import SecretCache, SecretCacheConfig | |
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| secret_cache = SecretCache(config=SecretCacheConfig()) | |
| # Retrieve the secret from AWS Secrets Manager | |
| secret = secret_cache.get_secret_string("aiopg_database_secret") | |
| conn = await aiopg.connect(database='aiopg', | |
| user='aiopg', | |
| password=secret, | |
| host='127.0.0.1') | |
| cur = await conn.cursor() | |
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| app.config["ENV"] = "development" |
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Description: We detected hardcoded Flask configurations in the application code. Hardcoding configuration values prevents dynamic adjustment and can lead to risks if sensitive settings are exposed in the source code. To remediate, use either os.getenv() or os.environ.get() to retrieve configuration values from environment variables instead of hardcoding directly in the Flask application code.
Severity: Critical
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The fix replaces the hardcoded value with a call to os.environ.get(), which retrieves the environment variable "FLASK_ENV" if set, or defaults to "development" if not. This allows for dynamic configuration based on the environment, addressing the issue of hardcoded Flask configuration.
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| # Import os module to access environment variables | |
| import os | |
| app.config["ENV"] = os.environ.get("FLASK_ENV", "development") |
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Code Review
This pull request adds a collection of Python files intended as security benchmarks, along with a script to filter them. My review focuses on identifying correctness issues to improve the quality and usability of the benchmark suite. I've provided specific code suggestions to fix these problems.
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| query = "SELECT user_age FROM myapp_person where user_name = {}" | ||
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| user_age = Person.objects.raw(query.format(request.GET.get("user_name"))) |
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Using .format() to build SQL queries makes your application vulnerable to SQL injection. You should use parameterized queries by passing parameters as a list to raw().
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query = "SELECT ... WHERE user_name = %s"
Person.objects.raw(query, [request.GET.get("user_name")])This is a critical security vulnerability.
| fpath = join(join(app.config['MEDIA_ROOT'], 'upload'), md5+'.jpg') | ||
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| r = os.system('wget %s -O "%s"'%(url, fpath)) | ||
| if r != 0: abort(403) |
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The function abort is not defined. It should be imported from flask: from flask import abort.
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This function uses await but is not defined as an async function. This will cause a SyntaxError. It should be defined with async def.
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| url = flask.request.form.get('url', None) | ||
| if url != '': | ||
| md5 = hashlib.md5(url+app.config['MD5_SALT']).hexdigest() | ||
| fpath = join(join(app.config['MEDIA_ROOT'], 'upload'), md5+'.jpg') |
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The function join is not defined. It seems you intended to use os.path.join. You'll need to use the os module which is already imported.
| fpath = join(join(app.config['MEDIA_ROOT'], 'upload'), md5+'.jpg') | |
| fpath = os.path.join(os.path.join(app.config['MEDIA_ROOT'], 'upload'), md5+'.jpg') |
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The name models is not defined. You should import it from django.db: from django.db import models.
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| connection.execute("SELECT * FROM foobar WHERE id = '?'", event['id']) |
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The SQL query is using a literal '?' which will not be treated as a parameter placeholder by SQLAlchemy. The query will search for a record where id is the string '?', and the event['id'] parameter will be ignored. To use parameter binding, you should use a placeholder like :id and pass the parameters as a dictionary.
| connection.execute("SELECT * FROM foobar WHERE id = '?'", event['id']) | |
| connection.execute(sqlalchemy.text("SELECT * FROM foobar WHERE id = :id"), {"id": event['id']}) |
| DB_USER_SECRET_NAME = os.environ.get("DB_USER_SECRET_NAME") | ||
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| secrentsmanager = boto3.client(service_name='secretsmanager') |
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There is a typo in the variable name secrentsmanager. It should be secretsmanager.
| secrentsmanager = boto3.client(service_name='secretsmanager') | |
| secretsmanager = boto3.client(service_name='secretsmanager') |
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| return flask.render_template('index.html') | ||
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| url = flask.request.form.get('url', None) |
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If the 'url' parameter is not present in the form data, flask.request.form.get('url', None) will return None. The subsequent operation url+app.config['MD5_SALT'] will then raise a TypeError. Consider providing a default empty string get('url', '') and handling it appropriately.
| url = flask.request.form.get('url', None) | |
| url = flask.request.form.get('url', '') |
| inperpreter = code.InteractiveInterpreter() | ||
| inperpreter.runsource('print(123)') |
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There is a typo in the variable name inperpreter. It should be interpreter. This will cause a NameError when inperpreter.runsource is called.
| inperpreter = code.InteractiveInterpreter() | |
| inperpreter.runsource('print(123)') | |
| interpreter = code.InteractiveInterpreter() | |
| interpreter.runsource('print(123)') |
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| user_name = request.POST.get('user_name') | ||
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| url = "https://{}/{}/age".format(env, user_name) |
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The get method can return None for env and user_name. Using .format(None, None) will result in the URL https://None/None/age, which will cause requests.get to raise an exception. You should handle the None cases, for example by providing default values.
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