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== Preface ==
 
== Preface ==
 
In this section, we will try to organize the most critical security flaws you can find during a code review in order to have a finite set of categories to evaluate the whole code review process.
 
In this section, we will try to organize the most critical security flaws you can find during a code review in order to have a finite set of categories to evaluate the whole code review process.
  
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== The 9 Flaw Categories ==
 
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In terms of source code security, source code vulnerabilities can be managed in a million ways.  
== The 7 flaw categories ==
 
In term of source code security, source code vulnerabilities can be managed in million of ways.
 
 
 
Source code vulnerabilities must reflect Owasp Top 10 recommendations. Applications are made of source so, in some way source code flaws can be re conducted to flaws in application.
 
 
 
The following seventh family will be included as default library in Owasp Orizon Project v1.0 that will be released in October 2008.
 
  
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Source code vulnerabilities must reflect Owasp Top 10 recommendations. Applications are made of source code , so, in some way, source code flaws can be re conducted to flaws in application.
  
Here you can find the seventh source code flaw categories:
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The following family of categories are included as a default library in Owasp Orizon Project v1.0 that was released in October 2008.
  
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===The Nine Source Code Flaw Categories===
 
* Input validation
 
* Input validation
 
* Source code design
 
* Source code design
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* API usage
 
* API usage
 
* Best practices violation
 
* Best practices violation
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* Weak Session Management
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* Using HTTP GET query strings
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As you can see 3 categories out of 9 are equivalent to the corresponding  Owasp Top 10.
  
As you may see 3 categories out of 7 are equals to the correspondent Owasp Top 10 key point.
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Let's go more in detail, going deeper in describing the source code flaw categories.  
  
Let's go more in detail going deeper in describing the source code flaw categories.
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=== Input Validation ===
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This flaw category is the source code counterpart of the Owasp Top 10 A1 category.  
  
=== Input validation ===
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This category contains the follow security flaw families:
This flaw categories is the source code counterpart of the Owasp Top 10 A1 category.
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Input validation  
  
The check's families contained in this category are all the ones tied to the missing validation of input data submitted by user and that they will reflect in a Owasp Top 10 A1 violation.
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Input validation
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* Cross site scripting
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* SQL Injection
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* XPATH Injection
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* LDAP Injection
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* Cross site request forgery
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* Buffer overflow
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* Format bug
  
In this category the follow security flaw family are contained:
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=== Source Code Design ===
* Input validation
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Security in source code starts from design, and from the choices made before starting to code.  
** Cross site scripting
 
** SQL Injection
 
** XPATH Injection
 
** LDAP Injection
 
** Cross site request forgery
 
** Buffer overflow
 
** Format bug
 
=== Source code design ===
 
Security in source code starts from design and from the choices made before starting coding using the editor you like most.
 
  
In the source code design flaw categories, you can find security check families tied to scope and source code organization.
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In the source code design flaw categories, you can find security check families tied to scope and source code organization.  
  
* Source code design
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Source code design
** Insecure field scope
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* Insecure field scope
** Insecure method scope
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* Insecure method scope
** Insecure class modifiers
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* Insecure class modifiers
** Unused external references
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* Unused external references
** Redundant code
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* Redundant code
  
 
=== Information leakage and improper error handling ===
 
=== Information leakage and improper error handling ===
This category meets the correspondent Owasp Top 10 one. It will contain security check families about how source code manage errors, exception, logging and sensitive information.
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This category meets the correspondent Owasp Top 10 one. It contains security check families about how source code manage errors, exception, logging and sensitive information.  
  
The following families are present:
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The following families are present:  
* Information leakage and improper error handling
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** Unhandled exception
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Information leakage and improper error handling  
** Routine return value usage
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* Unhandled exception
** NULL Pointer dereference
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* Routine return value usage
** Insecure logging
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* NULL Pointer dereference
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* Insecure logging
  
 
=== Direct object reference ===
 
=== Direct object reference ===
Also this category is the same as the one stated in the Owasp Top 10 project.
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This category is the same as the one stated in the Owasp Top 10 project. It refers to the attacker's capability to interact with application internals supplying an ad hoc crafted parameter.  
It refers to the attacker's capability to interact with application internals supplying an ad hoc crafted parameter.
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The families contained in this category are:
  
The families contained in this category are:
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Direct object reference  
* Direct object reference
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* Direct reference to database data
** Direct reference to database data
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* Direct reference to filesystem
** Direct reference to filesystem
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* Direct reference to memory
** Direct reference to memory
 
  
 
=== Resource usage ===
 
=== Resource usage ===
This category is related to all the unsafe ways a source code can request operating system managed resources. Most of the vulnerability families here contained, if exploited, will result in a some kind of denial of service.
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This category is related to all the unsafe ways a source code can request operating system managed resources. Most of the vulnerability families contained here, if exploited, will result in a some kind of denial of service.  
  
 
Resources can be:
 
Resources can be:
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* network bandwidth
 
* network bandwidth
  
Given such category, the families that can be included are:
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The families included are:  
* Resource usage  
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Resource usage  
** Insecure file creation
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* Insecure file creation
** Insecure file modifying
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* Insecure file modifying
** Insecure file deletion
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* Insecure file deletion
** Race condition
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* Race condition
** Memory leak
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* Memory leak
** Unsafe process creation
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* Unsafe process creation
  
 
=== API usage ===
 
=== API usage ===
This section is about APIs provided by the system or by the framework in use that can be used in a malicious way.
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This section is about APIs provided by the system or by the framework in use that can be used in a malicious way. In this category you can find:  
In this category you can find:
 
 
* insecure database calls
 
* insecure database calls
 
* insecure random number creation
 
* insecure random number creation
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=== Best practices violation ===
 
=== Best practices violation ===
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This category is about all miscellaneous security violations that don’t fit in the previous categories. Most, but not all, of these contain warning-only source code best practices.
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This category includes:
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* insecure memory pointer usage
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* NULL pointer dereference
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* pointer arithmetic
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* variable aliasing
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* unsafe variable initialization
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* missing comments and source code documentation
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=== Weak Session Management ===
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* Not invalidating session upon an error occurring
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* Not checking for valid sessions upon HTTP request
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* Not issuing a new session upon successful authentication
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* Passing cookies over non SSL connections (no secure flag)
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=== Using HTTP GET query strings ===
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Payload data is logged if contained in query strings. This information can be logged in all nodes between client/browser and server. Passing sensitive information using a query string and HTTP GET is a mortal sin. SSL does not even protect you here.
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* Passing sensitive data over URL /querystring
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Preface

In this section, we will try to organize the most critical security flaws you can find during a code review in order to have a finite set of categories to evaluate the whole code review process.

The 9 Flaw Categories

In terms of source code security, source code vulnerabilities can be managed in a million ways.

Source code vulnerabilities must reflect Owasp Top 10 recommendations. Applications are made of source code , so, in some way, source code flaws can be re conducted to flaws in application.

The following family of categories are included as a default library in Owasp Orizon Project v1.0 that was released in October 2008.

The Nine Source Code Flaw Categories

  • Input validation
  • Source code design
  • Information leakage and improper error handling
  • Direct object reference
  • Resource usage
  • API usage
  • Best practices violation
  • Weak Session Management
  • Using HTTP GET query strings

As you can see 3 categories out of 9 are equivalent to the corresponding Owasp Top 10.

Let's go more in detail, going deeper in describing the source code flaw categories.

Input Validation

This flaw category is the source code counterpart of the Owasp Top 10 A1 category.

This category contains the follow security flaw families: Input validation

Input validation

  • Cross site scripting
  • SQL Injection
  • XPATH Injection
  • LDAP Injection
  • Cross site request forgery
  • Buffer overflow
  • Format bug

Source Code Design

Security in source code starts from design, and from the choices made before starting to code.

In the source code design flaw categories, you can find security check families tied to scope and source code organization.

Source code design

  • Insecure field scope
  • Insecure method scope
  • Insecure class modifiers
  • Unused external references
  • Redundant code

Information leakage and improper error handling

This category meets the correspondent Owasp Top 10 one. It contains security check families about how source code manage errors, exception, logging and sensitive information.

The following families are present:

Information leakage and improper error handling

  • Unhandled exception
  • Routine return value usage
  • NULL Pointer dereference
  • Insecure logging

Direct object reference

This category is the same as the one stated in the Owasp Top 10 project. It refers to the attacker's capability to interact with application internals supplying an ad hoc crafted parameter.

The families contained in this category are:

Direct object reference

  • Direct reference to database data
  • Direct reference to filesystem
  • Direct reference to memory

Resource usage

This category is related to all the unsafe ways a source code can request operating system managed resources. Most of the vulnerability families contained here, if exploited, will result in a some kind of denial of service.

Resources can be:

  • filesystem objects
  • memory
  • CPU
  • network bandwidth

The families included are: Resource usage

  • Insecure file creation
  • Insecure file modifying
  • Insecure file deletion
  • Race condition
  • Memory leak
  • Unsafe process creation

API usage

This section is about APIs provided by the system or by the framework in use that can be used in a malicious way. In this category you can find:

  • insecure database calls
  • insecure random number creation
  • improper memory management calls
  • insecure HTTP session handling
  • insecure strings manipulation

Best practices violation

This category is about all miscellaneous security violations that don’t fit in the previous categories. Most, but not all, of these contain warning-only source code best practices. This category includes:

  • insecure memory pointer usage
  • NULL pointer dereference
  • pointer arithmetic
  • variable aliasing
  • unsafe variable initialization
  • missing comments and source code documentation

Weak Session Management

  • Not invalidating session upon an error occurring
  • Not checking for valid sessions upon HTTP request
  • Not issuing a new session upon successful authentication
  • Passing cookies over non SSL connections (no secure flag)

Using HTTP GET query strings

Payload data is logged if contained in query strings. This information can be logged in all nodes between client/browser and server. Passing sensitive information using a query string and HTTP GET is a mortal sin. SSL does not even protect you here.

  • Passing sensitive data over URL /querystring


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