mcp-server-semgrep/semgrep-rules/kotlin/lang/security/ecb-cipher.yaml

MCP Server for Semgrep Integration - static code analysis with AI

rules:
- id: ecb-cipher
  metadata:
    cwe:
    - 'CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm'
    owasp:
    - A03:2017 - Sensitive Data Exposure
    - A02:2021 - Cryptographic Failures
    source-rule-url: https://find-sec-bugs.github.io/bugs.htm#ECB_MODE
    category: security
    technology:
    - kotlin
    references:
    - https://owasp.org/Top10/A02_2021-Cryptographic_Failures
    subcategory:
    - vuln
    likelihood: LOW
    impact: MEDIUM
    confidence: MEDIUM
  message: Cipher in ECB mode is detected. ECB mode produces the same output for the same input each time
    which allows an attacker to intercept and replay the data. Further, ECB mode does not provide any
    integrity checking. See https://find-sec-bugs.github.io/bugs.htm#CIPHER_INTEGRITY.
  severity: WARNING
  languages:
  - kt
  patterns:
  - pattern-either:
    - pattern: |
        val $VAR : Cipher = $CIPHER.getInstance($MODE)
    - pattern: |
        var $VAR : Cipher = $CIPHER.getInstance($MODE)
    - pattern: |
        val $VAR = $CIPHER.getInstance($MODE)
    - pattern: |
        var $VAR = $CIPHER.getInstance($MODE)
  - metavariable-regex:
      metavariable: $MODE
      regex: .*ECB.*