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https://github.com/payloadcms/payload · scanned 2026-05-16 13:37 UTC (1 day, 6 hours ago) · 10 languages

1367 findings (172 legacy + 1195 scanner) 8/10 scanners ran 17th percentile · Typescript · huge (>500K LoC)

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Last scanned 3 days, 3 hours ago · v1 · 1365 findings from 2 sources. Findings combine the legacy security pipeline AND the multi-layer engine (atlas, wiring, flows, ranked) AND verified AI agent contributions.

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Repobility
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170 legacy
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100.0% cov · 1195 gaps
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{# ── 2026-05-17 R27 #5: score breakdown panel ────────────────────── Surfaces the score_breakdown JSON that's been silently stored on Repository for months. Turns hidden math into a trust signal. #}
Score breakdown â 2026-05-17-v4 calibration-aware
Component Sub-score Weight Contribution
structure_score 85.0 0.15 12.75
security_score 23.7 0.25 5.92
testing_score 95.0 0.20 19.00
documentation_score 74.0 0.15 11.10
practices_score 75.0 0.15 11.25
code_quality 80.0 0.10 8.00
Overall 1.00 68.0
Calibrated penalty buckets (security_score): web: 3.0 · authz: 10.6 · docker: 140.4 · threat: 12.8 · journey: 44.4
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Active filters: severity: high × excluding tests × Reset all
Severity: Critical 604 High 52 Medium 170 Low 294 Source: Legacy 170 9-layer 1195 Crowd 0 Layer: Quality 258 Security 627 Cicd 109 Software 53 Api 1 Frontend 299 Network 4 Hardware 14
Scan summary Repository scanned at 67.4/100 with 100.0% coverage. It contains 17048 nodes across 30 cross-layer flows, written primarily in mixed languages. Engine surfaced 1195 findings — concentrated in security (612), frontend (299), quality (205). Risk profile is high: 603 critical, 3 high, 120 medium. Recommended next step: open the security layer findings first — that's where the highest-impact wins live.

Showing 47 of 1365 findings. Click TP / FP to vote on a finding's accuracy — votes adjust the confidence weighting and improve detection across the platform.

high Legacy security credential_exposure conf 0.85 [SEC020] Secret Printed to Logs: Debug or diagnostic code appears to print a credential-bearing value. This is a frequent AI-assisted coding failure: the helper exposes the exact value needed for troubleshooting.
Log only redacted, hashed, or last-four-style metadata. Rotate any secret that may have reached logs.
templates/ecommerce/src/app/(app)/next/preview/route.ts:43 credential_exposurelegacy
high Legacy security credential_exposure conf 0.85 [SEC020] Secret Printed to Logs: Debug or diagnostic code appears to print a credential-bearing value. This is a frequent AI-assisted coding failure: the helper exposes the exact value needed for troubleshooting.
Log only redacted, hashed, or last-four-style metadata. Rotate any secret that may have reached logs.
templates/with-vercel-website/src/app/(frontend)/next/preview/route.ts:43 credential_exposurelegacy
high Legacy security credential_exposure conf 0.85 [SEC020] Secret Printed to Logs: Debug or diagnostic code appears to print a credential-bearing value. This is a frequent AI-assisted coding failure: the helper exposes the exact value needed for troubleshooting.
Log only redacted, hashed, or last-four-style metadata. Rotate any secret that may have reached logs.
templates/website/src/app/(frontend)/next/preview/route.ts:43 credential_exposurelegacy
high Legacy software ssrf conf 1.00 [SEC029] Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) — outbound HTTP from user input: Outbound HTTP request to a user-controlled URL without allowlist validation. Attackers can probe internal services (169.254.169.254 metadata, internal Kubernetes endpoints, file:// URIs), exfiltrate data, or pivot through your network. SSRF is OWASP A10:2021 and a frequent foothold in cloud breaches.
Validate the URL against an allowlist BEFORE fetching: ALLOWED = {'images.example.com', 'cdn.example.com'} host = urlparse(url).hostname if host not in ALLOWED: abort(400) Or use a server-side proxy (Imgproxy / serve-files-only-from-S3) that isolates outbound network access from the request h…
templates/website/next.config.ts:29 ssrflegacy
high Legacy software ssrf conf 1.00 [SEC029] Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) — outbound HTTP from user input: Outbound HTTP request to a user-controlled URL without allowlist validation. Attackers can probe internal services (169.254.169.254 metadata, internal Kubernetes endpoints, file:// URIs), exfiltrate data, or pivot through your network. SSRF is OWASP A10:2021 and a frequent foothold in cloud breaches.
Validate the URL against an allowlist BEFORE fetching: ALLOWED = {'images.example.com', 'cdn.example.com'} host = urlparse(url).hostname if host not in ALLOWED: abort(400) Or use a server-side proxy (Imgproxy / serve-files-only-from-S3) that isolates outbound network access from the request h…
templates/with-vercel-website/next.config.ts:29 ssrflegacy
high Legacy software ssrf conf 1.00 [SEC029] Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) — outbound HTTP from user input: Outbound HTTP request to a user-controlled URL without allowlist validation. Attackers can probe internal services (169.254.169.254 metadata, internal Kubernetes endpoints, file:// URIs), exfiltrate data, or pivot through your network. SSRF is OWASP A10:2021 and a frequent foothold in cloud breaches.
Validate the URL against an allowlist BEFORE fetching: ALLOWED = {'images.example.com', 'cdn.example.com'} host = urlparse(url).hostname if host not in ALLOWED: abort(400) Or use a server-side proxy (Imgproxy / serve-files-only-from-S3) that isolates outbound network access from the request h…
templates/ecommerce/next.config.ts:27 ssrflegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.90 Database service has no persistent data volume
Mount the database data directory to a named Docker volume or managed persistent disk, and document backup and restore testing.
templates/with-vercel-website/docker-compose.yml:3 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.90 Database service has no persistent data volume
Mount the database data directory to a named Docker volume or managed persistent disk, and document backup and restore testing.
templates/with-postgres/docker-compose.yml:19 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.84 Database service publishes a host port
Use `expose` for service-to-service access, bind to 127.0.0.1 for local-only access, or protect the port with firewall rules.
templates/with-vercel-website/docker-compose.yml:3 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.84 Database service publishes a host port
Use `expose` for service-to-service access, bind to 127.0.0.1 for local-only access, or protect the port with firewall rules.
templates/with-vercel-postgres/docker-compose.yml:19 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.84 Database service publishes a host port
Use `expose` for service-to-service access, bind to 127.0.0.1 for local-only access, or protect the port with firewall rules.
templates/with-vercel-mongodb/docker-compose.yml:19 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.84 Database service publishes a host port
Use `expose` for service-to-service access, bind to 127.0.0.1 for local-only access, or protect the port with firewall rules.
templates/with-postgres/docker-compose.yml:19 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.84 Database service publishes a host port
Use `expose` for service-to-service access, bind to 127.0.0.1 for local-only access, or protect the port with firewall rules.
templates/website/docker-compose.yml:17 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.84 Database service publishes a host port
Use `expose` for service-to-service access, bind to 127.0.0.1 for local-only access, or protect the port with firewall rules.
templates/blank/docker-compose.yml:19 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.84 Database service publishes a host port
Use `expose` for service-to-service access, bind to 127.0.0.1 for local-only access, or protect the port with firewall rules.
templates/_template/docker-compose.yml:19 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.84 Database service publishes a host port
Use `expose` for service-to-service access, bind to 127.0.0.1 for local-only access, or protect the port with firewall rules.
examples/remix/payload/docker-compose.yml:19 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.84 Database service publishes a host port
Use `expose` for service-to-service access, bind to 127.0.0.1 for local-only access, or protect the port with firewall rules.
examples/localization/docker-compose.yml:17 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.84 Database service publishes a host port
Use `expose` for service-to-service access, bind to 127.0.0.1 for local-only access, or protect the port with firewall rules.
examples/astro/payload/docker-compose.yml:19 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.92 Dockerfile copies the entire context without .dockerignore
Create .dockerignore before using broad context copies, or copy only the required files and directories.
templates/with-vercel-website/Dockerfile:26 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.92 Dockerfile copies the entire context without .dockerignore
Create .dockerignore before using broad context copies, or copy only the required files and directories.
templates/with-vercel-postgres/Dockerfile:26 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.92 Dockerfile copies the entire context without .dockerignore
Create .dockerignore before using broad context copies, or copy only the required files and directories.
templates/with-vercel-mongodb/Dockerfile:26 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.92 Dockerfile copies the entire context without .dockerignore
Create .dockerignore before using broad context copies, or copy only the required files and directories.
templates/with-postgres/Dockerfile:26 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.92 Dockerfile copies the entire context without .dockerignore
Create .dockerignore before using broad context copies, or copy only the required files and directories.
templates/website/Dockerfile:26 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.92 Dockerfile copies the entire context without .dockerignore
Create .dockerignore before using broad context copies, or copy only the required files and directories.
templates/blank/Dockerfile:26 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.92 Dockerfile copies the entire context without .dockerignore
Create .dockerignore before using broad context copies, or copy only the required files and directories.
templates/_template/Dockerfile:26 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.92 Dockerfile copies the entire context without .dockerignore
Create .dockerignore before using broad context copies, or copy only the required files and directories.
examples/remix/website/Dockerfile:9 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.92 Dockerfile copies the entire context without .dockerignore
Create .dockerignore before using broad context copies, or copy only the required files and directories.
examples/remix/payload/Dockerfile:25 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.92 Dockerfile copies the entire context without .dockerignore
Create .dockerignore before using broad context copies, or copy only the required files and directories.
examples/localization/Dockerfile:8 dockerlegacy
high Legacy cicd docker conf 0.92 Dockerfile copies the entire context without .dockerignore
Create .dockerignore before using broad context copies, or copy only the required files and directories.
examples/astro/payload/Dockerfile:25 dockerlegacy
high 9-layer security owasp conf 1.00 Insecure pattern 'eval_used' in packages/drizzle/src/utilities/createSchemaGenerator.ts:345
Found a known-risky pattern (eval_used). Review and replace if possible.
packages/drizzle/src/utilities/createSchemaGenerator.ts:345 owaspeval_used
high 9-layer security owasp conf 1.00 Insecure pattern 'exec_used' in tools/scripts/src/license-check.ts:67
Found a known-risky pattern (exec_used). Review and replace if possible.
tools/scripts/src/license-check.ts:67 owaspexec_used
high 9-layer security owasp conf 1.00 Insecure pattern 'exec_used' in tools/scripts/src/pack-all-to-dest.ts:80
Found a known-risky pattern (exec_used). Review and replace if possible.
tools/scripts/src/pack-all-to-dest.ts:80 owaspexec_used
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
templates/with-vercel-website/src/utilities/getMediaUrl.ts:7 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
templates/with-vercel-website/src/endpoints/seed/index.ts:43 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
templates/website/src/utilities/getMediaUrl.ts:7 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
templates/website/src/endpoints/seed/index.ts:43 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
templates/ecommerce/src/endpoints/seed/index.ts:87 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
packages/plugin-mcp/src/index.ts:93 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
packages/plugin-mcp/src/index.ts:92 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
packages/plugin-ecommerce/src/types/index.ts:197 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
packages/plugin-ecommerce/src/types/index.ts:161 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
packages/plugin-ecommerce/src/types/index.ts:159 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
packages/plugin-ecommerce/src/types/index.ts:137 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
packages/plugin-ecommerce/src/collections/carts/endpoints/updateItem.ts:40 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
packages/plugin-ecommerce/src/collections/carts/endpoints/updateItem.ts:34 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
packages/plugin-ecommerce/src/collections/carts/endpoints/updateItem.ts:28 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.74 Frontend API reference is not matched by discovered backend routes
Add the backend route, update the frontend constant to the implemented endpoint, or document that the route is served by another service and exclude it with .repobilityignore.
packages/payload/src/config/types.ts:239 qualitylegacy
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