mcp-server-semgrep/semgrep-rules/python/flask/security/hashids-with-flask-secret.yaml

MCP Server for Semgrep Integration - static code analysis with AI

rules:
- id: hashids-with-flask-secret
  languages:
  - python
  message: >-
    The Flask secret key is used as salt in HashIDs. The HashID mechanism is not secure.
    By observing sufficient HashIDs, the salt used to construct them can be recovered.
    This means the Flask secret key can be obtained by attackers, through the HashIDs.
  metadata:
    category: security
    subcategory:
    - vuln
    cwe:
    - "CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm"
    owasp:
    - A02:2021 – Cryptographic Failures
    references:
    - https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/2.2.x/config/#SECRET_KEY
    - http://carnage.github.io/2015/08/cryptanalysis-of-hashids
    technology:
    - flask
    likelihood: LOW
    impact: HIGH
    confidence: HIGH
  pattern-either:
  - pattern: hashids.Hashids(..., salt=flask.current_app.config['SECRET_KEY'], ...)
  - pattern: hashids.Hashids(flask.current_app.config['SECRET_KEY'], ...)
  - patterns:
    - pattern-inside: |
        $APP = flask.Flask(...)
        ...
    - pattern-either:
      - pattern: hashids.Hashids(..., salt=$APP.config['SECRET_KEY'], ...)
      - pattern: hashids.Hashids($APP.config['SECRET_KEY'], ...)
  severity: ERROR