problem-based-packs.insecure-transport.js-node.disallow-old-tls-versions1.disallow-old-tls-versions1

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Detects direct creations of $HTTPS servers that don't disallow SSL v2, SSL v3, and TLS v1. These protocols are deprecated due to POODLE, man in the middle attacks, and other vulnerabilities.

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rules:
  - id: disallow-old-tls-versions1
    message: Detects direct creations of $HTTPS servers that don't disallow SSL v2,
      SSL v3, and TLS v1. These protocols are deprecated due to POODLE, man in
      the middle attacks, and other vulnerabilities.
    severity: WARNING
    metadata:
      likelihood: MEDIUM
      impact: MEDIUM
      confidence: MEDIUM
      category: security
      cwe: "CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information"
      owasp: A03:2017 - Sensitive Data Exposure
      references:
        - https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-290A
        - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40434934/how-to-disable-the-ssl-3-0-and-tls-1-0-in-nodejs
        - https://nodejs.org/api/https.html#https_https_createserver_options_requestlistener
      subcategory:
        - vuln
      technology:
        - node.js
      vulnerability: Insecure Transport
      license: Commons Clause License Condition v1.0[LGPL-2.1-only]
      vulnerability_class:
        - Mishandled Sensitive Information
    languages:
      - javascript
      - typescript
    patterns:
      - pattern-either:
          - pattern-inside: |
              $CONST = require('crypto');
              ...
          - pattern-inside: |
              $CONST = require('constants');
              ...
      - pattern-inside: |
          $HTTPS = require('https');
          ...
      - pattern: |
          $HTTPS.createServer(...).$FUNC(...);
      - pattern-not: >
          $HTTPS.createServer({secureOptions: $CONST.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1 |
          $CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3 | $CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 }, ...).$FUNC(...);
      - pattern-not: >
          $HTTPS.createServer({secureOptions: $CONST.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1 |
          $CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 |$CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3 }, ...).$FUNC(...);
      - pattern-not: >
          $HTTPS.createServer({secureOptions: $CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2
          |$CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3 |$CONST.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1 }, ...).$FUNC(...);
      - pattern-not: >
          $HTTPS.createServer({secureOptions: $CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2
          |$CONST.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1 | $CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3}, ...).$FUNC(...);
      - pattern-not: >
          $HTTPS.createServer({secureOptions:$CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3 |
          $CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 |$CONST.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1}, ...).$FUNC(...);
      - pattern-not: >
          $HTTPS.createServer({secureOptions:$CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3 |
          $CONST.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1| $CONST.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2}, ...).$FUNC(...);

Examples

disallow-old-tls-versions1.js

const https = require('https');

function ok1() {
    const constants = require('crypto');
    // ok: disallow-old-tls-versions1
    https.createServer({
        secureOptions: constants.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1 | constants.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3  | constants.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2
    }, app).listen(443);
}

function ok2() {
    const consts = require('crypto');
    // ok: disallow-old-tls-versions1
    https.createServer({
        secureOptions: consts.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1 | consts.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3  | consts.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2
    }, app).listen(443);
}

function ok3() {
    const consts = require('crypto');
    // ok: disallow-old-tls-versions1
    https.createServer({
        secureOptions: consts.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3  | consts.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 |  consts.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1
    }, app).listen(443);
}

function ok4() {
    const consts = require('constants');
    // ok: disallow-old-tls-versions1
    https.createServer({
        secureOptions: consts.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3  | consts.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 |  consts.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1
    }, app).listen(443);
}

function bad1() {
    const consts = require('crypto');
    // ruleid: disallow-old-tls-versions1
    https.createServer({
        secureOptions: consts.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1 | consts.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3
    }, app).listen(443);
}

function bad2() {
    const consts = require('crypto');
    // ruleid: disallow-old-tls-versions1
    https.createServer({
        secureOptions: consts.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1
    }, app).listen(443);
}

function bad3() {
    const consts = require('crypto');
    // ruleid: disallow-old-tls-versions1
    https.createServer({ oops: oops
    }, app).listen(443);
}

function bad4() {
    const consts = require('constants');
    // ruleid: disallow-old-tls-versions1
    https.createServer({ oops: oops
    }, app).listen(443);
}