mcp-server-semgrep/semgrep-rules/kotlin/lang/security/command-injection-formatted-runtime-call.yaml

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rules:
- id: command-injection-formatted-runtime-call
  message: >-
    A formatted or concatenated string was detected as input to a java.lang.Runtime
    call.
    This is dangerous if a variable is controlled by user input and could result in
    a
    command injection. Ensure your variables are not controlled by users or sufficiently
    sanitized.
  metadata:
    cwe:
    - "CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')"
    owasp:
    - A01:2017 - Injection
    - A03:2021 - Injection
    source-rule-url: https://find-sec-bugs.github.io/bugs.htm#COMMAND_INJECTION.
    category: security
    technology:
    - kt
    references:
    - https://owasp.org/Top10/A03_2021-Injection
    cwe2022-top25: true
    cwe2021-top25: true
    subcategory:
    - audit
    likelihood: LOW
    impact: HIGH
    confidence: LOW
  severity: ERROR
  languages:
  - kt
  pattern-either:
  - pattern: $RUNTIME.exec($X + $Y)
  - pattern: $RUNTIME.exec(String.format(...))
  - pattern: $RUNTIME.loadLibrary($X + $Y)
  - pattern: $RUNTIME.loadLibrary(String.format(...))