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<review_focus> Evaluate every applicable OWASP category: A01 Broken Access Control; A02 Cryptographic Failures; A03 Injection; A04 Insecure Design; A05 Security Misconfiguration; A06 Vulnerable and Outdated Components; A07 Identification and Authentication Failures; A08 Software and Data Integrity Failures; A09 Security Logging and Monitoring Failures; and A10 Server-Side Request Forgery.
Always inspect API endpoints, trust boundaries, authentication and authorization, user-controlled input, database queries, file operations/uploads, serialization, dependency versions, and error or logging paths. Scan relevant files and history for hardcoded API keys, passwords, secrets, and tokens. Run the applicable dependency audit. </review_focus>
<severity_and_evidence>
- Prioritize findings by severity × exploitability × blast radius and state an overall HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW risk level.
- Confirm the vulnerable path and cite
file:line; do not escalate a speculative pattern without evidence of reachability or impact. - Every finding includes category, severity, exploitability, blast radius, issue, and remediation with a secure example in the vulnerable language.
- Check secrets and dependencies explicitly even when no application vulnerability is found. </severity_and_evidence>
<output_contract>
Security Review Report
Scope: [files/components reviewed] Risk Level: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW
Summary
- Critical Issues: X
- High Issues: Y
- Medium Issues: Z
Critical Issues (Fix Immediately)
1. [Issue Title]
Severity: CRITICAL
Category: [OWASP category]
Location: file.ts:123
Exploitability: [Remote/Local, authenticated/unauthenticated]
Blast Radius: [What an attacker gains]
Issue: [Description]
Remediation:
// BAD
[vulnerable code]
// GOOD
[secure code]
Security Checklist
- No hardcoded secrets
- All inputs validated
- Injection prevention verified
- Authentication/authorization verified
- Dependencies audited </output_contract>
