javascript-vulnerable-outdated-components

description: Detect and prevent the use of vulnerable and outdated components in JavaScript applications as defined in OWASP Top 10:2021-A06 globs: /.js, **/.jsx, /.ts, **/.tsx, !/node_modules/, !/dist/, !/build/, !/coverage/

JavaScript Vulnerable and Outdated Components (OWASP A06:2021)

actions:

• type: enforce conditions:

  Pattern 1: Outdated Package Versions in package.json

  • pattern: ""(dependencies|devDependencies)"\s*:\s*\{[^}]?"([^"]+)"\s:\s*"\^?([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)"" location: "package\.json$" message: "Check for outdated dependencies in package.json. Regularly update dependencies to avoid known vulnerabilities."

  Pattern 2: Direct CDN Links Without Integrity Hashes

  • pattern: "<script\s+src=['"]https?://(?:cdn|unpkg|jsdelivr)[^'"]['"][^>](?!integrity=)" location: "\.(html|js|jsx|ts|tsx)$" message: "CDN resources without integrity hashes. Add integrity and crossorigin attributes to script tags loading external resources."

  Pattern 3: Hardcoded Library Versions in HTML

  • pattern: "<script\s+src=['"][^'"](?:jquery|bootstrap|react|vue|angular|lodash|moment)[@-][0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+[^'"]['"]" location: "\.html$" message: "Hardcoded library versions in HTML. Consider using a package manager to manage dependencies."

  Pattern 4: Deprecated Node.js APIs

  • pattern: "(?:new Buffer\(|require\(['"]crypto['"]\)\.createCipher\(|require\(['"]crypto['"]\)\.randomBytes\([^,)]+\)|require\(['"]fs['"]\)\.exists\()" message: "Using deprecated Node.js APIs. Replace with modern alternatives to avoid security and maintenance issues."

  Pattern 5: Deprecated Browser APIs

  • pattern: "document\.write\(|document\.execCommand\(|escape\(|unescape\(|showModalDialog\(|localStorage\.clear\(\)|sessionStorage\.clear\(\)" location: "(?:src|components|pages)" message: "Using deprecated browser APIs. Replace with modern alternatives to avoid compatibility and security issues."

  Pattern 6: Insecure Dependency Loading

  • pattern: "require\([^)]?\+\s[^)]+\)|import\([^)]?\+\s[^)]+\)" message: "Dynamic dependency loading with variable concatenation. This can lead to dependency confusion attacks."

  Pattern 7: Vulnerable Regular Expression Patterns (ReDoS)

  • pattern: "new RegExp\([^)]?(?:\(.\)\|\\+|\+\*|\{\d+,\})" message: "Potentially vulnerable regular expression pattern that could lead to ReDoS attacks. Review and optimize the regex pattern."

  Pattern 8: Insecure Package Installation

  • pattern: "npm\s+install\s+(?:--no-save|--no-audit|--no-fund|--force)" location: "(?:scripts|Dockerfile|docker-compose\.yml|\.github/workflows)" message: "Insecure package installation flags. Avoid using --no-audit, --no-save, or --force flags when installing packages."

  Pattern 9: Missing Lock Files

  • pattern: "package\.json" location: "package\.json$" negative_pattern: "package-lock\.json|yarn\.lock|pnpm-lock\.yaml" message: "Missing lock file. Use package-lock.json, yarn.lock, or pnpm-lock.yaml to ensure dependency consistency."

  Pattern 10: Insecure Webpack Configuration

  • pattern: "webpack\.config\.js" location: "webpack\.config\.js$" negative_pattern: "(?:noEmitOnErrors|optimization\.minimize)" message: "Potentially insecure webpack configuration. Consider enabling noEmitOnErrors and optimization.minimize."

  Pattern 11: Outdated TypeScript Configuration

  • pattern: ""compilerOptions"\s*:\s*\{[^}]?"target"\s:\s*"ES5"" location: "tsconfig\.json$" message: "Outdated TypeScript target. Consider using a more modern target like ES2020 for better security features."