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Static review rules for authorization, validation, and privilege escalation risks

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Security Review

Purpose

Detect security risks in code during review phase. This skill does NOT enforce security. It identifies issues.

Scope

This skill evaluates:

  • authorization checks (missing or bypassed)
  • policy usage correctness
  • privilege escalation risks
  • unsafe controller or action exposure
  • validation gaps on external input

Ownership Boundary

Security Review does NOT:

  • implement policies
  • define roles/permissions
  • execute middleware logic
  • enforce runtime access control

Those belong to application security layers (Policies, Middleware, Gates).

Rules

  • Every sensitive action MUST have explicit authorization check
  • No unguarded resource actions (create/update/delete/view)
  • No direct access to privileged operations without policy validation
  • Input from external sources MUST be validated before use

Escalation Principle

If a potential security issue is detected:

  • assume it is a defect until proven otherwise
  • prioritize security over architectural convenience