pi-lens/rules/tree-sitter-queries/go/go-weak-hash.yml

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# Go Security
# Detects weak cryptographic hash package usage.
id: go-weak-hash
name: Weak Hash Primitive
severity: error
category: security
defect_class: injection
inline_tier: blocking
language: go

message: "Weak hash primitive detected (md5/sha1) — use sha256+ for security-sensitive contexts"

description: |
  md5/sha1 are not suitable for security-sensitive hashing.

  ✅ FIX: use crypto/sha256 or stronger alternatives.

query: |
  (call_expression
    function: (selector_expression
      operand: (identifier) @PKG
      field: (field_identifier) @FN)
    arguments: (argument_list) @ARGS
    (#match? @PKG "^(md5|sha1)$")
    (#match? @FN "^(New|Sum)$"))

metavars:
  - PKG
  - FN
  - ARGS

cwe:
  - CWE-327
owasp:
  - A02
confidence: high

has_fix: false

tags:
  - go
  - security
  - crypto
  - weak-hash

examples:
  bad: |
    sum := md5.Sum(data)

  good: |
    sum := sha256.Sum256(data)