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Detected asyncio subprocess function without a static string. If this data can be controlled by a malicious actor, it may be an instance of command injection. Audit the use of this call to ensure it is not controllable by an external resource. You may consider using 'shlex.escape()'.

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rules:
  - id: dangerous-asyncio-shell-audit
    patterns:
      - pattern-either:
          - pattern: $LOOP.subprocess_shell($PROTOCOL, $CMD)
          - pattern: asyncio.subprocess.create_subprocess_shell($CMD, ...)
          - pattern: asyncio.create_subprocess_shell($CMD, ...)
      - pattern-not-inside: |
          $CMD = "..."
          ...
      - pattern-not: $LOOP.subprocess_shell($PROTOCOL, "...")
      - pattern-not: asyncio.subprocess.create_subprocess_shell("...", ...)
      - pattern-not: asyncio.create_subprocess_shell("...", ...)
    message: Detected asyncio subprocess function without a static string. If this
      data can be controlled by a malicious actor, it may be an instance of
      command injection. Audit the use of this call to ensure it is not
      controllable by an external resource. You may consider using
      'shlex.escape()'.
    metadata:
      owasp:
        - A01:2017 - Injection
        - A03:2021 - Injection
      cwe:
        - "CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS
          Command ('OS Command Injection')"
      asvs:
        section: "V5: Validation, Sanitization and Encoding Verification Requirements"
        control_id: 5.3.8 OS Command Injection
        control_url: https://github.com/OWASP/ASVS/blob/master/4.0/en/0x13-V5-Validation-Sanitization-Encoding.md#v53-output-encoding-and-injection-prevention-requirements
        version: "4"
      references:
        - https://docs.python.org/3/library/asyncio-subprocess.html
        - https://docs.python.org/3/library/shlex.html
        - https://semgrep.dev/docs/cheat-sheets/python-command-injection/
      category: security
      technology:
        - python
      confidence: LOW
      cwe2022-top25: true
      cwe2021-top25: true
      subcategory:
        - audit
      likelihood: LOW
      impact: HIGH
      license: Commons Clause License Condition v1.0[LGPL-2.1-only]
      vulnerability_class:
        - Command Injection
    languages:
      - python
    severity: ERROR

Examples

dangerous-asyncio-shell-audit.py

import asyncio

class AsyncEventLoop:
    def __enter__(self):
        self.loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
        asyncio.set_event_loop(self.loop)
        return self.loop

    def __exit__(self, *args):
        self.loop.close()

class WaitingProtocol(asyncio.SubprocessProtocol):
    def __init__(self, exit_future):
        self.exit_future = exit_future

    def process_exited(self):
        self.exit_future.set_result(True)

def vuln1(shell_command):
    with AsyncEventLoop() as loop:
        exit_future = asyncio.Future(loop=loop)
        # ruleid: dangerous-asyncio-shell-audit
        transport, _ = loop.run_until_complete(loop.subprocess_shell(lambda: WaitingProtocol(exit_future), shell_command))
        loop.run_until_complete(exit_future)
        transport.close()

def vuln2(shell_command):
    with AsyncEventLoop() as loop:
        # ruleid: dangerous-asyncio-shell-audit
        proc = loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.subprocess.create_subprocess_shell(shell_command))
        loop.run_until_complete(proc.wait())

def ok1():
    shell_command = 'echo "Hello world"'

    with AsyncEventLoop() as loop:
        exit_future = asyncio.Future(loop=loop)
        # ok: dangerous-asyncio-shell-audit
        transport, _ = loop.run_until_complete(loop.subprocess_shell(lambda: WaitingProtocol(exit_future), shell_command))
        loop.run_until_complete(exit_future)
        transport.close()

def ok2():
    with AsyncEventLoop() as loop:
        # ok: dangerous-asyncio-shell-audit
        proc = loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.subprocess.create_subprocess_shell('echo "foobar"'))
        loop.run_until_complete(proc.wait())