mcp-server-semgrep/semgrep-rules/java/lang/security/audit/crypto/unencrypted-socket.yaml

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rules:
- id: unencrypted-socket
  metadata:
    functional-categories:
      - 'net::search::crypto-config::java.net'
    cwe:
    - 'CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information'
    owasp:
    - A03:2017 - Sensitive Data Exposure
    - A02:2021 - Cryptographic Failures
    source-rule-url: https://find-sec-bugs.github.io/bugs.htm#UNENCRYPTED_SOCKET
    asvs:
      section: V6 Stored Cryptography Verification Requirements
      control_id: 6.2.5 Insecure Algorithm
      control_url: https://github.com/OWASP/ASVS/blob/master/4.0/en/0x14-V6-Cryptography.md#v62-algorithms
      version: '4'
    category: security
    technology:
    - java
    references:
    - https://owasp.org/Top10/A02_2021-Cryptographic_Failures
    subcategory:
    - vuln
    likelihood: MEDIUM
    impact: MEDIUM
    confidence: HIGH
  message: >-
    Detected use of a Java socket that is not encrypted.
    As a result, the traffic could be read by an attacker intercepting the network traffic.
    Use an SSLSocket created by 'SSLSocketFactory' or 'SSLServerSocketFactory'
    instead.
  severity: WARNING
  languages: [java]
  pattern-either:
  - pattern: new ServerSocket(...)
  - pattern: new Socket(...)