Possible Bandit string format plugin
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- Python
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Description
From the article: http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2016/12/29/careful-with-str-format/ uncontrolled format strings can provide access to potentially sensitive data.
It may be worth creating a Bandit plugin to detect this.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked article to understand the uncontrolled-format-string risk, then inspect Bandit's existing plugin conventions. No source file or test is named in the issue, so identify the appropriate plugin entry point and add focused coverage for the intended detection behavior before considering the work complete.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100