pentest-whitebox-code-review

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Source code security audit using backward taint analysis, slot type classification, render context verification, and 3-phase parallel review producing an exploitation queue.

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Pentest Whitebox Code Review

Purpose

Perform systematic white-box source code security audit using Shannon's backward taint analysis methodology. Traces from dangerous sinks back to user-controlled sources, classifies injection contexts by slot type, verifies XSS render contexts, and produces a prioritized exploitation queue for downstream proof-driven exploitation.

Prerequisites

Authorization Requirements

Written authorization with explicit scope for source code review
Source code access — full repository with version control history
Architecture documentation if available (data flow diagrams, API specs)
Deployment configuration access (environment variables, secrets management)

Environment Setup

semgrep with custom rules for taint analysis
CodeQL database built for target language
ripgrep for fast pattern searching
jadx for Android APK decompilation (if applicable)
Source map extraction tools for minified JavaScript
AST parsing tools for target language (tree-sitter, babel, etc.)

Core Workflow

Phase 1: Discovery

Architecture Mapping: Identify application layers (routing, controllers, services, data access, templates). Map data flow from HTTP entry points through business logic to database/file/external sinks.
Entry Point Enumeration: Catalog all user-controlled input sources — HTTP parameters, headers, cookies, file uploads, WebSocket messages, environment variables, database reads of user-stored data.
Security Pattern Inventory: Identify existing security controls — input validation functions, output encoding helpers, parameterized query patterns, CSRF protections, authentication middleware, rate limiters.

Phase 2: Vulnerability Analysis (5 Parallel Tracks)

Injection Sink Hunting: Backward taint from SQL/command/file/template sinks to sources. Classify each sink by slot type: SQL-val, SQL-ident, CMD-argument, FILE-path, TEMPLATE-expr. Verify whether parameterization or sanitization breaks the taint chain.
XSS Render Context Analysis: Identify all dynamic output points in templates/responses. Classify each by render context: HTML_BODY, HTML_ATTRIBUTE, JAVASCRIPT_STRING, URL_PARAM, CSS_VALUE. Verify context-appropriate encoding is applied at each output point.
Authentication Checklist (9-point): Transport security, rate limiting, session management, token properties, session fixation resistance, password policy enforcement, login response uniformity, account recovery security, SSO/OAuth implementation.
Authorization Model Review (3-type): Horizontal (same-role cross-user access), vertical (privilege escalation across roles), context-workflow (state-dependent authorization bypass).
SSRF Sink Hunting: Identify all outbound request sinks. Classify by type: classic (direct URL), blind (no response), semi-blind (partial response), stored (deferred execution). Trace URL construction from user input to request dispatch.

Phase 3: Synthesis

Confidence Scoring & Exploitation Queue: Score each finding by taint chain completeness, sanitization bypass likelihood, and impact severity. Generate exploitation queue JSON for downstream exploit validation.

Slot Type Classification

Slot Type	Sink Pattern	Sanitization Required
SQL-val	Query parameter value position	Parameterized query / prepared statement
SQL-ident	Table name, column name, ORDER BY	Allowlist validation
CMD-argument	Shell command argument	Argument escaping + allowlist
FILE-path	File read/write path construction	Path canonicalization + allowlist
TEMPLATE-expr	Template engine expression	Context-aware auto-escaping

Render Context Classification

Context	Output Location	Encoding Required
HTML_BODY	Between HTML tags	HTML entity encoding
HTML_ATTRIBUTE	Inside attribute values	Attribute encoding + quoting
JAVASCRIPT_STRING	Inside JS string literals	JavaScript Unicode escaping
URL_PARAM	URL query parameter values	URL percent encoding
CSS_VALUE	Inside CSS property values	CSS hex encoding

Tool Categories

Category	Tools	Purpose
Taint Analysis	semgrep, CodeQL	Automated sink-to-source taint tracing
Pattern Search	ripgrep, ast-grep	Fast code pattern matching
Decompilation	jadx, sourcemap-extract	Recover source from compiled artifacts
AST Parsing	tree-sitter, babel	Language-aware code structure analysis
Dependency Audit	npm audit, pip-audit, snyk	Known vulnerability detection

References

references/tools.md - Tool function signatures and parameters
references/workflows.md - Taint analysis workflows and vulnerability patterns