pi-lens/rules/tree-sitter-queries/ruby/ruby-insecure-random.yml

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# Ruby Security
# Detects non-cryptographic randomness usage.
id: ruby-insecure-random
name: Insecure Randomness
severity: warning
category: security
defect_class: injection
inline_tier: warning
language: ruby

message: "Insecure randomness source detected — use SecureRandom for security-sensitive values"

description: |
  Kernel.rand/Random.new are not suitable for security-sensitive tokens.

  ✅ FIX: use SecureRandom.hex/base64/uuid.

query: |
  [
    (call
      method: (identifier) @FN
      arguments: (argument_list) @ARGS)
    (call_expression
      receiver: (constant) @MOD
      method: (identifier) @FN
      arguments: (argument_list) @ARGS)
  ]
  (#match? @FN "^(rand|srand)$")

metavars:
  - MOD
  - FN
  - ARGS

cwe:
  - CWE-330
owasp:
  - A02
confidence: medium

has_fix: false

tags:
  - ruby
  - security
  - randomness
  - weak-prng

examples:
  bad: |
    token = rand(10_000_000)

  good: |
    token = SecureRandom.hex(16)