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nginx/nginx

https://github.com/nginx/nginx · scanned 2026-05-20 15:23 UTC (2 weeks, 1 day ago) · 10 languages

59 findings (47 legacy + 12 scanner) Scanner says 93 (lower by 36)

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Last scanned 2 weeks, 1 day ago · v2 · 53 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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47 legacy
9-layer
93
77.8% cov · 6 gaps
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Score breakdown â 2026-05-18-v5
Component Sub-score Weight Contribution
structure_score 65.0 0.15 9.75
security_score 90.0 0.25 22.50
testing_score 0.0 0.20 0.00
documentation_score 75.0 0.15 11.25
practices_score 69.0 0.15 10.35
code_quality 30.7 0.10 3.07
Overall 1.00 56.9
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Severity: Critical 0 High 35 Medium 3 Low 3 9-Layer: Software Security Quality Integrity Frontend Hardware Data Network Cicd Source: Legacy 47 9-layer 6 Crowd 0 Layer: Security 5 Quality 38 Software 5 Api 1 Frontend 1 Cicd 3
Scan summary Repository scanned at 92.7/100 with 77.8% coverage. It contains 479 nodes across 0 cross-layer flows, written primarily in mixed languages. Engine surfaced 6 findings — concentrated in cicd (3), api (1), frontend (1). Risk profile is high: 0 critical, 2 high, 2 medium. Recommended next step: open the cicd layer findings first — that's where the highest-impact wins live.

Showing 41 of 53 findings. Click TP / FP to vote on a finding's accuracy — votes adjust the confidence weighting and improve detection across the platform.

low Legacy quality quality conf 1.00 ✓ Repobility [MINED004] Weak Crypto: MD5/SHA1/DES/RC4 used for security context (not just checksums).
Review and fix per the pattern semantics. See CWE-327 / A02:2021 for context.
src/mail/ngx_mail_imap_module.c:31 qualitylegacy
low Legacy quality quality conf 1.00 ✓ Repobility [MINED004] Weak Crypto: MD5/SHA1/DES/RC4 used for security context (not just checksums).
Review and fix per the pattern semantics. See CWE-327 / A02:2021 for context.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_secure_link_module.c:16 qualitylegacy
low Legacy quality quality conf 1.00 ✓ Repobility [MINED004] Weak Crypto: MD5/SHA1/DES/RC4 used for security context (not just checksums).
Review and fix per the pattern semantics. See CWE-327 / A02:2021 for context.
src/core/ngx_crypt.c:58 qualitylegacy
high Legacy security path_traversal conf 0.80 [SEC013] Path Traversal — User Input in File Path: User-controlled input used in file path without sanitization. Allows reading arbitrary files.
Use os.path.realpath() and verify the path starts with your expected base directory. Use secure_filename() for uploads.
src/http/ngx_http_cache.h:193 path_traversallegacy
high Legacy software dependency conf 0.90 ✓ Repobility Action `nginx/ci-self-hosted/.github/workflows/nginx-buildbot.yml` pinned to mutable ref `@main`
`uses: nginx/ci-self-hosted/.github/workflows/nginx-buildbot.yml@main` resolves at workflow-run time. Tags and branches can be re-pushed by the action owner; that made the tj-actions/changed-files compromise (2025) instantly affect ~23K repos. Pin to a 40-char commit SHA + lock with Dependabot or r…
.github/workflows/buildbot.yml:11 dependencylegacy
high Legacy software dependency conf 0.90 ✓ Repobility Action `nginx/ci-self-hosted/.github/workflows/nginx-check-pr.yml` pinned to mutable ref `@main`
`uses: nginx/ci-self-hosted/.github/workflows/nginx-check-pr.yml@main` resolves at workflow-run time. Tags and branches can be re-pushed by the action owner; that made the tj-actions/changed-files compromise (2025) instantly affect ~23K repos. Pin to a 40-char commit SHA + lock with Dependabot or r…
.github/workflows/check-pr.yml:8 dependencylegacy
high 9-layer cicd supply-chain conf 1.00 GitHub Action tracks a moving branch
nginx/ci-self-hosted/.github/workflows/nginx-check-pr.yml@main can move without a code change in this repo. Pin third-party actions to a reviewed 40-character commit SHA.
.github/workflows/check-pr.yml:8 supply-chaingithub-actionspinned-dependencies
high 9-layer cicd supply-chain conf 1.00 GitHub Action tracks a moving branch
nginx/ci-self-hosted/.github/workflows/nginx-buildbot.yml@main can move without a code change in this repo. Pin third-party actions to a reviewed 40-character commit SHA.
.github/workflows/buildbot.yml:11 supply-chaingithub-actionspinned-dependencies
medium Legacy quality quality Average file size is 624 lines (recommend <300)
Refactor large files by extracting related functions into separate modules. Target files with 300+ lines first. Use the Single Responsibility Principle — each module should have one clear purpose.
qualitylegacy
medium 9-layer cicd supply-chain conf 1.00 GitHub Actions workflow grants broad write permissions
CI tokens with write permissions increase blast radius when an action, dependency, or PR workflow is compromised. Prefer job-level least-privilege permissions.
.github/workflows/set-creation-date.yaml supply-chaingithub-actionsleast-privilege
medium 9-layer security coverage conf 1.00 No auth library detected
The scanner did not find any standard auth library (JWT, OAuth, NextAuth, Auth0, etc.). Either auth lives in custom code, in a separate service, or is missing.
coverageauth
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_tunnel_module.c:270 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_try_files_module.c:141 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_sub_filter_module.c:102 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c:144 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c:55 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_split_clients_module.c:90 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_range_filter_module.c:64 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_range_filter_module.c:63 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_random_index_module.c:76 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_not_modified_filter_module.c:19 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_limit_req_module.c:483 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_limit_req_module.c:268 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_limit_req_module.c:267 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_limit_conn_module.c:231 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_headers_filter_module.c:127 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c:90 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_filter_module.c:528 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_gunzip_filter_module.c:68 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/http/modules/ngx_http_chunked_filter_module.c:22 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_udp.c:24 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_udp.c:9 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/event/ngx_event_udp.c:271 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/event/ngx_event_udp.c:26 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/event/ngx_event_acceptex.c:141 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/event/modules/ngx_win32_select_module.c:41 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/event/modules/ngx_win32_select_module.c:1 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/event/modules/ngx_win32_poll_module.c:12 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/event/modules/ngx_select_module.c:39 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/event/modules/ngx_epoll_module.c:498 qualitylegacy
high Legacy quality quality conf 0.86 Duplicated implementation block across source files
Duplicated blocks are a common artifact when generated code is pasted or recreated instead of reused. They increase maintenance cost because every future bug fix must be found in multiple locations.
src/core/ngx_sha1.c:15 qualitylegacy
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