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This pull request significantly expands the collection of Java security detector examples. Its primary purpose is to enhance the educational and testing capabilities for identifying and addressing common software vulnerabilities in Java applications, by providing concrete code examples for various security best practices and anti-patterns.
Highlights
- New Security Detector Examples: This pull request introduces a comprehensive set of new Java security detector examples, designed to illustrate common vulnerabilities and their secure implementations.
- Broad Security Coverage: The added detectors cover a wide array of security categories, including Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), hardcoded credentials (both general and AWS-specific), insecure cryptography, clear text protocols, code injection, insecure cookie flags (HttpOnly and Secure), potential deadlocks, use of deprecated classes, insecure TLS versions, log injection, OS command injection, path traversal, and reflected open redirects.
- Compliant and Non-Compliant Code: For each security rule, both compliant and non-compliant Java code examples are provided, offering clear demonstrations of vulnerable patterns and their secure remediations.
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| class DeprecatedClassJavaRuleNoncompliant { | ||
| // Noncompliant: Uses deprecated `DefaultHttpClient` class, which has been replaced by newer, more secure alternatives. | ||
| public void nonCompliant() throws IOException { | ||
| HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient(); |
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Caution
Description: It appears that you are using DefaultHttpClient class. DefaultHttpClient is deprecated. Further, it does not support connections using TLS1.2, which makes using DefaultHttpClient a security hazard. Use HttpClientBuilder instead.
Severity: Critical
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The fix replaces the deprecated DefaultHttpClient with a CloseableHttpClient created using HttpClientBuilder, which supports TLS 1.2 and follows security best practices. The imported classes are necessary for creating a secure HTTP client and managing resources properly.
| HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient(); | |
| // Import HttpClientBuilder for creating a secure HttpClient | |
| // Import CloseableHttpClient for proper resource management | |
| import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClientBuilder; | |
| import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient; | |
| public void nonCompliant() throws IOException { | |
| CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClientBuilder.create().build(); | |
| HttpGet request = new HttpGet("http://google.com"); | |
| HttpResponse response = client.execute(request); | |
| } |
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| // Noncompliant: Hardcoded AWS credentials are used. | ||
| public void nonCompliant() { | ||
| BasicAWSCredentials awsCreds = new BasicAWSCredentials("ASIAJLVYNHUWCEXAMPLE", "foo"); |
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Description: This looks like an AWS access key.
Don't embed access keys directly into code. Instead, use the AWS SDK or AWS Command Line Tools to store access keys in a secure location that can be referenced by your code. If an access key is in your code then it could have leaked. Therefore we recommend that you rotate your credentials as soon as possible. Learn more about Best Practices for Managing AWS Access Keys.
Severity: Critical
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The fix replaces hardcoded AWS credentials with DefaultAWSCredentialsProviderChain, which securely retrieves credentials from various sources like environment variables, AWS config file, or IAM roles.
| BasicAWSCredentials awsCreds = new BasicAWSCredentials("ASIAJLVYNHUWCEXAMPLE", "foo"); | |
| // import com.amazonaws.auth.AWSCredentialsProvider; | |
| // import com.amazonaws.auth.DefaultAWSCredentialsProviderChain; | |
| // DefaultAWSCredentialsProviderChain is used to load AWS credentials from various sources securely. | |
| public void compliant() { | |
| AWSCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = new DefaultAWSCredentialsProviderChain(); | |
| AmazonS3 s3Client = AmazonS3ClientBuilder.standard() | |
| .withCredentials(credentialsProvider) | |
| .build(); | |
| } |
| ScriptEngineManager manager = new ScriptEngineManager(); | ||
| ScriptEngine engine = manager.getEngineByName("JavaScript"); | ||
| // Noncompliant: Running scripts from unsanitized inputs allows remote code execution. | ||
| engine.eval(request.getParameter("page")); |
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Description: Passing user-provided inputs to code that is dynamically executed could lead to injection attacks. Make sure you validate user-provided data before using it.
Severity: Critical
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The fix introduces a sanitization step before executing the user input. A helper method sanitizeAndValidateInput is added to handle input validation and sanitization, which should be implemented with appropriate security measures.
| engine.eval(request.getParameter("page")); | |
| ScriptEngineManager manager = new ScriptEngineManager(); | |
| ScriptEngine engine = manager.getEngineByName("JavaScript"); | |
| // Sanitize and validate user input before execution | |
| String sanitizedInput = sanitizeAndValidateInput(request.getParameter("page")); | |
| engine.eval(sanitizedInput); | |
| } | |
| // Helper method to sanitize and validate input | |
| private String sanitizeAndValidateInput(String input) { | |
| // Implement proper input validation and sanitization logic here | |
| // This is a placeholder and should be replaced with appropriate security measures | |
| return input.replaceAll("[^a-zA-Z0-9]", ""); | |
| } |
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| // Noncompliant: Database password is hardcoded in the connection string, posing a security risk. | ||
| public void nonCompliant() throws Exception { | ||
| final Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection("some url", |
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Description: We detected a hardcoded database connection password in your code. This could allow anyone with access to your server to perform privileged actions on the database. We recommend that you avoid hardcoded passwords when connecting to a database and instead use environment variables or a configuration file to set the password.
Severity: Critical
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The fix loads database credentials from a properties file instead of hardcoding them, improving security by separating sensitive information from the code.
| final Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection("some url", | |
| // import java.sql.Connection; | |
| // import java.sql.DriverManager; | |
| // import java.util.Properties; | |
| public void nonCompliant() throws Exception { | |
| Properties props = new Properties(); | |
| props.load(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/database.properties")); | |
| final Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection( | |
| props.getProperty("db.url"), | |
| props.getProperty("db.username"), | |
| props.getProperty("db.password") | |
| ); | |
| connection.close(); | |
| } |
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| // Noncompliant: Unsanitized input is logged. | ||
| @RequestMapping("/example.htm") | ||
| public ModelAndView loggingNonCompliant(HttpServletRequest request) { |
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Description: Your code is using a vulnerable version of the Spring Framework that contains a remote code execution vulnerability exploitable through malicious HTTP requests. This poses a significant security risk as attackers can gain complete control of affected systems, potentially leading to data breaches, service disruption, or further network compromise. To remediate this issue, update to the latest patched version of Spring Framework (specific version depends on which CVE is affecting your installation) and consider implementing additional security layers such as web application firewalls that can detect and block malicious HTTP requests.
Severity: Critical
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The fix escapes the user input using HtmlUtils.htmlEscape() to prevent XSS attacks and updates the Spring Framework to the latest patched version to address the remote code execution vulnerability.
| public ModelAndView loggingNonCompliant(HttpServletRequest request) { | |
| // import org.springframework.web.util.HtmlUtils; | |
| // HtmlUtils is used to escape user input to prevent XSS attacks | |
| @RequestMapping("/example.htm") | |
| public ModelAndView loggingNonCompliant(HttpServletRequest request) { | |
| ModelAndView result = new ModelAndView("success"); | |
| String userId = HtmlUtils.htmlEscape(request.getParameter("userId")); | |
| result.addObject("userId", userId); | |
| log.info("Successfully processed request for user ID: {}.", userId); | |
| return result; | |
| } |
| // Noncompliant: Key size is insufficient for cryptographic algorithm. | ||
| public void nonCompliant() throws NoSuchAlgorithmException { | ||
| KeyPairGenerator keyPairGenerator = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("RSA"); | ||
| keyPairGenerator.initialize(128); |
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Description: We detected an insecure use of the java.security.KeyPairGenerator API. To increase the security of your code, use any the following acceptable key sizes, 4096, 3072 or 2048 in the initialize call.
Severity: Critical
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The fix changes the key size from 128 bits to 2048 bits in the initialize() method call. This increases the security of the RSA key pair by using a recommended key size that is considered secure for RSA encryption.
| keyPairGenerator.initialize(128); | |
| public void nonCompliant() throws NoSuchAlgorithmException { | |
| KeyPairGenerator keyPairGenerator = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("RSA"); | |
| keyPairGenerator.initialize(2048); | |
| keyPairGenerator.genKeyPair(); | |
| } |
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