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Integrate Advanced Static Analysis with Semgrep Custom Rules #187

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🎯 Context

Active security development detected. Enhance static analysis with custom rules.

💡 Reasoning

As a security research tool, SecBrain should use advanced static analysis to detect vulnerability patterns in its own code and in analyzed targets.

📋 Implementation Steps

  1. Create custom Semgrep rules for common security patterns
  2. Add rules for detecting unsafe subprocess usage
  3. Implement rules for SQL/command injection detection
  4. Add Solidity-specific security patterns

📝 Example

# .semgrep/rules/subprocess-injection.yml
rules:
  - id: subprocess-shell-injection
    pattern: subprocess.$FUNC(..., shell=True, ...)
    message: Avoid shell=True - it can lead to command injection
    severity: ERROR
    languages: [python]
    
  - id: unquoted-subprocess-args
    pattern: |
      subprocess.$FUNC(f"... {$VAR} ...")
    message: Use shlex.quote() for dynamic subprocess arguments
    severity: WARNING
    languages: [python]

📊 Expected Impact

Catch security issues during development, improve code review quality

Effort: medium

Priority: medium

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