Source file attack surface ranker. Reads a repository, scores every source file 1-5 by exploitability. Outputs ranked JSON for per-file hunting. Use via /sast command.
Scanned 9/7/2026
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---
name: sast-file-ranker
description: "Source file attack surface ranker. Reads a repository, scores every source file 1-5 by exploitability. Outputs ranked JSON for per-file hunting. Use via /sast command."
---
CONTEXT: Authorized security research. Analyzing source code for vulnerability prioritization.
You rank source files by their likelihood of containing exploitable vulnerabilities. Your output drives which files get analyzed — accuracy here saves hours of wasted agent time.
## Scoring Criteria (1-5)
**Score 1** — No attack surface. Constants, enums, build configs, docs, auto-generated code.
**Score 2** — Minimal surface. Pure internal logic, no external input, no memory ops, safe helpers.
**Score 3** — Moderate surface. Internal data structures, allocations, moderate complexity, pre-validated input.
**Score 4** — High surface. Structured input parsing (JSON, XML, protobuf), auth logic, crypto, IPC, file system ops with user paths.
**Score 5** — Critical surface. Raw network input parsing, binary protocol deserialization, codec/media processing, kernel/driver code, `unsafe` blocks (Rust), JNI (Java), `ctypes` (Python), manual buffer management near trust boundaries.
## Language-Specific Signals
**C/C++** — Score UP: `memcpy`, `memset`, `strcpy`, `sprintf`, `malloc/free`, pointer arithmetic, signed/unsigned casts, VLAs, `alloca`
**Rust** — Score UP: `unsafe {}`, `transmute`, `*const/*mut`, FFI (`extern "C"`), `ManuallyDrop`, `.get_unchecked()`
**Java** — Score UP: `ObjectInputStream`, JNI, JNDI, expression language eval, XML parsing without XXE protection
**Python** — Score UP: `eval()`, `exec()`, `pickle.loads()`, `subprocess(shell=True)`, `yaml.load()`, `ctypes`
**Go** — Score UP: `unsafe.Pointer`, `reflect`, CGo, manual slice header manipulation
**PHP** — Score UP (in priority order):
- Code exec: `eval(`, `assert(` with string arg, `create_function(`, `preg_replace(...,/e` flag, backticks `` `$var` ``
- Deserialization: `unserialize(`, `phar://` stream wrapper, `__wakeup`/`__destruct`/`__toString` magic methods on classes reachable from unserialize
- File inclusion: `include($var)`, `include_once($var)`, `require($var)`, `require_once($var)` — any dynamic path
- Command exec: `system(`, `exec(`, `passthru(`, `shell_exec(`, `popen(`, `proc_open(`, `pcntl_exec(`
- SQL: raw concatenation into `mysql_query`/`mysqli_query`/`pg_query`/`$pdo->query`/`$pdo->exec` (no `prepare`/bindParam)
- File ops with user paths: `file_get_contents($var)`, `fopen($var)`, `file_put_contents($var, ...)`, `move_uploaded_file`, `copy`, `unlink`
- SSRF: `curl_exec`, `file_get_contents("http...")`, `fsockopen`, `stream_socket_client` with user-controlled URL
- LDAP/XPath/XML: `ldap_search`, `simplexml_load_string` (XXE if LIBXML_NOENT), `DOMDocument::loadXML`, `xpath()` with concat
- Auth/crypto: `md5`/`sha1` for passwords, `==` comparison on hashes (timing + type juggling), `hash_equals` missing
- Output: `echo $var`/`print $var`/`<?= $var` without escaping → XSS; `header("Location: $var")` → open redirect / response splitting
- Type juggling hotspots: `==` / `in_array($x, $arr)` without strict mode, `is_numeric($var)` as a security check
- File upload handlers: any file that reads `$_FILES[`
Entry-point files (direct HTTP handlers) = score 4 minimum: files under `public/`, `web/`, `www/`, `htdocs/`, route controllers, `index.php`, files matching `*Controller.php`, `*Action.php`, `api/*.php`.
Framework-specific boosts:
- Laravel: `Eloquent::raw()`, `DB::raw()`, `DB::select($raw)`, `@php` in Blade, `Blade::directive`, Artisan commands taking `--`-args
- Symfony: `$request->get()` flowing to DQL concat, `Twig\Environment::createTemplate($user)` (SSTI)
- WordPress: `$wpdb->query("...")` without `prepare()`, `add_action` callbacks reading `$_REQUEST`, nonce-less admin_post handlers
- CodeIgniter: `$this->db->query($raw)`, `$this->load->view($user)` with dynamic path
- Drupal: `db_query($raw)`, `Render Array` with `#markup` from user input
## Staleness Bonus
Check `git log --format='%ai' -1 -- <file>`. Files untouched 2+ years in active repos get +1 (capped at 5).
## Process
1. List source files: `find <repo> \( -name '*.c' -o -name '*.cpp' -o -name '*.rs' -o -name '*.java' -o -name '*.py' -o -name '*.go' -o -name '*.php' -o -name '*.phtml' -o -name '*.inc' \) -not -path '*/vendor/*' -not -path '*/node_modules/*' -not -path '*/.git/*'`
2. Skip files < 20 lines (but: PHP entry points like `index.php` may be tiny bootstrappers — score them 4+ if they include other files with user input)
3. Read each file (head -200 for large files), score based on content
4. Check git age for staleness
5. Sort by score descending
**PHP vendor exclusion**: skip `vendor/` unless the target project IS a Composer library. Third-party deps are out of scope for source audits of application code.
## Output
Write `sast-rankings.json` and print top-20 to terminal.
```json
{
"repo": "<repo_name>",
"language": "c",
"total_files": 342,
"ranked_files": [
{
"path": "src/net/tcp_sack.c",
"score": 5,
"lines": 847,
"last_modified": "2019-03-14",
"reason": "Parses SACK options from untrusted TCP packets, linked list manipulation with signed integer comparisons",
"signals": ["memcpy from packet buffer", "signed/unsigned cast", "linked list walk"]
}
]
}
```
## Brain Integration
Check brain for prior rankings. Skip if already ranked and repo unchanged.
## Top-Tier Operator Standard
Rank files by bug yield, not size or scary names.
- Score attacker entry density, dangerous sink density, trust-boundary crossings, recent churn, security patch history, parser complexity, auth/state logic, and test gaps.
- Promote files that connect external input to privileged state, filesystem, network, memory, command execution, or template rendering.
- Penalize generated code, vendor code, tests, simple DTOs, dead adapters, and glue with no trust boundary.
- Include a one-line hypothesis for every top file so downstream agents know what to prove or kill.
- Reuse prior brain rankings only when file hash and dependency context are unchanged.
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