Security Scan

Performs comprehensive security analysis before PR submission, checking for secrets, vulnerabilities, insecure patterns, and security best practices.

🎯 Use Case Demo

Scenario: Pre-PR Security Review

Before (Manual Process):

Developer ready to submit PR, tries to remember security checks:

• "Did I accidentally commit any secrets?"
• "Are my dependencies secure?"
• "Is my input validation sufficient?"
• Forgets to check, security issue found in review (or worse, production)

Time: Often skipped, caught late or never

After (With This Skill):

Developer: "Run security scan before I create PR"

Agent Response:

🔐 SECURITY SCAN REPORT
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📅 Scan Date: December 20, 2024
📁 Files Scanned: 12 changed files
🔍 Branch: feature/payment-integration

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📊 SCAN SUMMARY
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| Category | Status | Issues |
|----------|--------|--------|
| Secrets Detection | 🔴 FAIL | 2 found |
| Dependency Vulnerabilities | 🟡 WARN | 1 medium |
| Input Validation | 🔴 FAIL | 3 missing |
| SQL Injection | ✅ PASS | 0 found |
| XSS Prevention | ✅ PASS | 0 found |
| Authentication | ✅ PASS | Properly secured |
| Logging Security | 🟡 WARN | PII in logs |

Overall: 🔴 BLOCKED - Fix critical issues before PR

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🚨 CRITICAL: SECRETS DETECTED
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⛔ MUST FIX BEFORE PR - These will block your commit

1. API Key Detected
   📍 Services/PaymentService.cs:34
   ```csharp
   private const string StripeKey = "sk_live_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";

🔧 Fix: Move to environment variable or secrets manager

private readonly string _stripeKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("STRIPE_API_KEY");

2. Connection String with Password 📍 appsettings.json:12

   "ConnectionString": "Server=db.prod.com;Password=SuperSecret123!"
   

   🔧 Fix: Use Azure Key Vault or environment variables

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 🔴 INPUT VALIDATION MISSING ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

1. Missing Validation: CreateBooking endpoint 📍 Controllers/BookingsController.cs:45

   public async Task<IActionResult> Create([FromBody] BookingRequest request)
   {
       // No validation before processing
       await _service.CreateBooking(request);
   

   🔧 Fix: Add FluentValidation or DataAnnotations

   public async Task<IActionResult> Create([FromBody] BookingRequest request)
   {
       if (!ModelState.IsValid)
           return BadRequest(ModelState);
   

2. Email Not Validated 📍 Models/BookingRequest.cs:15

   public string Email { get; set; }  // No validation
   

   🔧 Fix: Add email validation attribute

   [Required]
   [EmailAddress]
   public string Email { get; set; }
   

3. Numeric Range Not Checked 📍 Models/SearchRequest.cs:8

   public int Passengers { get; set; }  // Could be negative or huge
   

   🔧 Fix: Add range validation

   [Range(1, 9)]
   public int Passengers { get; set; }
   

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 🟡 WARNINGS (Recommended Fixes) ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

1. Dependency Vulnerability 📦 System.Text.Json 7.0.2 CVE: CVE-2024-1234 (Medium severity) Fix: Upgrade to 7.0.4

   dotnet add package System.Text.Json --version 7.0.4
   

2. PII in Logs 📍 Services/BookingService.cs:89

   _logger.LogInformation($"Booking created for {request.Email}");
   

   🔧 Fix: Mask or remove PII from logs

   _logger.LogInformation($"Booking created for {MaskEmail(request.Email)}");
   

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ✅ PASSED CHECKS ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

✅ No SQL injection vulnerabilities

• All queries use parameterized statements
• Entity Framework properly configured

✅ No XSS vulnerabilities

• Output encoding in place
• Content-Security-Policy configured

✅ Authentication properly implemented

• JWT validation configured
• Endpoints have [Authorize] attributes

✅ HTTPS enforced

• UseHttpsRedirection() in place
• HSTS configured

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 📋 ACTION REQUIRED ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Before creating PR, you must:

□ Remove hardcoded secrets (2 issues) □ Add input validation (3 issues)

Recommended (not blocking): □ Update vulnerable dependency □ Remove PII from logs

Run "Apply security fixes" to auto-fix where possible.

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Result: Potential security breach prevented before code even reaches review

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Agent Instructions

When this skill is activated:

1. Secrets Detection:

   • Scan for API keys, tokens, passwords
   • Check for patterns: sk_live_, api_key, password=
   • Look in: source files, config files, .env files
   • Check git history for accidentally committed secrets

2. Dependency Vulnerabilities:

   • Run dotnet list package --vulnerable
   • Check npm audit for Node.js
   • Cross-reference with CVE databases

3. Input Validation:

   • Check all API endpoints for validation
   • Verify model attributes (Required, Range, etc.)
   • Look for raw string inputs without sanitization

4. SQL Injection:

   • Look for string concatenation in queries
   • Verify parameterized queries usage
   • Check raw SQL execution

5. XSS Prevention:

   • Check output encoding
   • Verify CSP headers
   • Look for @Html.Raw() usage

6. Authentication/Authorization:

   • Verify [Authorize] attributes on endpoints
   • Check JWT configuration
   • Look for authorization bypass patterns

7. Logging Security:

   • Check for PII in log statements
   • Verify sensitive data not logged

8. Generate Report:

   • Categorize by severity
   • Provide specific fix recommendations
   • Block PR if critical issues found

Example Prompts

• "Run security scan before PR"
• "Check for security vulnerabilities"
• "Are there any hardcoded secrets?"
• "Scan my changes for security issues"
• "Pre-commit security check"

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Checks Performed

Check	Description	Severity
Secrets	API keys, passwords, tokens	🔴 Critical
SQL Injection	Unsanitized queries	🔴 Critical
Input Validation	Missing or weak validation	🔴 High
Dependencies	Known CVEs	🟡 Medium
XSS	Cross-site scripting	🔴 High
PII Logging	Personal data in logs	🟡 Medium
Auth Bypass	Missing authorization	🔴 Critical

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Benefits

Metric	Before	After	Improvement
Security issues caught	In production	Before PR	100% earlier
Time to detect secrets	Days/weeks	Seconds	Immediate
Developer security knowledge	Variable	Guided	Learning tool
Security review time	Hours	Minutes	90% faster