OWASP
[Autofic] Security Patch 2025-07-21
🔧 About This Pull Request
This patch was automatically created by AutoFiC, an open-source framework that combines static analysis tools with AI-driven remediation.
Using Semgrep, CodeQL, and Snyk Code, AutoFiC detected potential security flaws and applied verified fixes. Each patch includes contextual explanations powered by a large language model to support review and decision-making.
🔐 Summary of Security Fixes
Overview
Detected by: SEMGREP
| File | Total Issues |
|---|---|
app/routes/contributions.js |
3 |
app/routes/index.js |
1 |
server.js |
6 |
1. app/routes/contributions.js
🧩 SAST Analysis Summary
| Line | Type | Level | CWE | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Code Injection | 🛑 ERROR | CWE-95 | 🔗 |
| 33 | Code Injection | 🛑 ERROR | CWE-95 | 🔗 |
| 34 | Code Injection | 🛑 ERROR | CWE-95 | 🔗 |
📝 LLM Analysis
🔸 Vulnerability Description
The code uses the eval() function to parse user input from req.body.preTax, req.body.afterTax, and req.body.roth. This is a security vulnerability because eval() can execute arbitrary code, which can lead to code injection attacks if the input is user-controllable.
🔸 Recommended Fix
Replace the use of eval() with safer alternatives such as parseInt() or parseFloat() to convert the input strings to numbers. This avoids executing the input as code.
🔸 Additional Notes
The use of parseFloat() is appropriate here as it safely converts strings to numbers without executing them as code. Ensure that any other parts of the application that handle user input are similarly scrutinized for potential security vulnerabilities.
2. app/routes/index.js
🧩 SAST Analysis Summary
| Line | Type | Level | CWE | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Open Redirect | ⚠️ WARNING | CWE-601 | 🔗 |
📝 LLM Analysis
🔸 Vulnerability Description
The code contains an Open Redirect vulnerability. It allows redirection to a URL specified by user input without validation, which can lead to users being redirected to malicious sites.
🔸 Recommended Fix
Implement an allow-list of trusted URLs and validate the user-supplied URL against this list before performing the redirection.
🔸 Additional Notes
It's important to maintain and update the allow-list of URLs as needed to ensure that only trusted destinations are included. This approach helps mitigate the risk of open redirects by ensuring that only pre-approved URLs can be used for redirection.
3. server.js
🧩 SAST Analysis Summary
| Line | Type | Level | CWE | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78~102 | Cryptographic Issues | ⚠️ WARNING | CWE-522 | 🔗 |
| 78~102 | Cryptographic Issues | ⚠️ WARNING | CWE-522 | 🔗 |
| 78~102 | Cryptographic Issues | ⚠️ WARNING | CWE-522 | 🔗 |
| 78~102 | Cryptographic Issues | ⚠️ WARNING | CWE-522 | 🔗 |
| 78~102 | Cryptographic Issues | ⚠️ WARNING | CWE-522 | 🔗 |
| 78~102 | Cryptographic Issues | ⚠️ WARNING | CWE-522 | 🔗 |
📝 LLM Analysis
🔸 Vulnerability Description
The session middleware settings are insufficiently protected. The session configuration lacks critical attributes like domain, expires, httpOnly, path, secure, and uses the default session cookie name, which can expose the application to various attacks.
🔸 Recommended Fix
Set the domain, expires, httpOnly, path, and secure attributes in the session cookie configuration. Use a custom session cookie name instead of the default.
🔸 Additional Notes
Ensure that the domain specified in the session cookie configuration matches your actual domain. Additionally, to use the secure attribute, the application must be served over HTTPS. Adjust the expires value according to your session management requirements.
🛠 Fix Summary
All identified vulnerabilities have been remediated following security best practices such as parameterized queries and proper input validation. Please refer to the diff tab for detailed code changes.
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