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Ruby YAML.load / Marshal.load on untrusted input

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Severity	Rule	Title	File:line
CRIT	`MINED035`	[MINED035] Js New Function: new Function(...) compiles strings to functions.	`curriculum/src/file-handler.ts:25`
CRIT	`MINED018`	[MINED018] Unsafe Deserialization Pickle: pickle.loads / yaml.load (without Loader=SafeLo…	`tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/a…:11`
CRIT	`MINED018`	[MINED018] Unsafe Deserialization Pickle: pickle.loads / yaml.load (without Loader=SafeLo…	`packages/challenge-linter/src/index.ts:14`
CRIT	`MINED018`	[MINED018] Unsafe Deserialization Pickle: pickle.loads / yaml.load (without Loader=SafeLo…	`client/tools/download-trending.ts:54`
CRIT	`SEC116`	[SEC116] Ruby YAML.load / Marshal.load on untrusted input: `YAML.load` (pre-3.1) and `Mar…	`tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/a…:11`
CRIT	`SEC116`	[SEC116] Ruby YAML.load / Marshal.load on untrusted input: `YAML.load` (pre-3.1) and `Mar…	`packages/challenge-linter/src/index.ts:14`
CRIT	`SEC116`	[SEC116] Ruby YAML.load / Marshal.load on untrusted input: `YAML.load` (pre-3.1) and `Mar…	`client/tools/download-trending.ts:54`
CRIT	`SEC079`	[SEC079] Python: yaml.load without SafeLoader: yaml.load() without explicit SafeLoader ca…	`tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/a…:11`
CRIT	`SEC079`	[SEC079] Python: yaml.load without SafeLoader: yaml.load() without explicit SafeLoader ca…	`packages/challenge-linter/src/index.ts:14`
CRIT	`SEC079`	[SEC079] Python: yaml.load without SafeLoader: yaml.load() without explicit SafeLoader ca…	`client/tools/download-trending.ts:54`
CRIT	`SEC084`	[SEC084] JS: require() with non-literal: require(<variable>) loads arbitrary modules — eq…	`client/src/utils/get-words.ts:20`
CRIT	`MINED015`	[MINED015] Ruby Eval Call: eval() executes arbitrary code. Code injection.	`docker/docker-compose.yml:27`
CRIT	`MINED015`	[MINED015] Ruby Eval Call: eval() executes arbitrary code. Code injection.	`.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml:32`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_REMOTE_CACHE_SIGNATURE_KEY` on a `pull_request` t…	`.github/workflows/e2e-playwright.yml:51`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_TOKEN` on a `pull_request` trigger: This workflow…	`.github/workflows/e2e-playwright.yml:50`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.CAMPERBOT_NO_TRANSLATE` on a `pull_request` trigger: Th…	`.github/workflows/i18n-validate-prs.yml:54`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_REMOTE_CACHE_SIGNATURE_KEY` on a `pull_request` t…	`.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml:278`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_TOKEN` on a `pull_request` trigger: This workflow…	`.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml:277`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_REMOTE_CACHE_SIGNATURE_KEY` on a `pull_request` t…	`.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml:223`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_TOKEN` on a `pull_request` trigger: This workflow…	`.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml:222`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_REMOTE_CACHE_SIGNATURE_KEY` on a `pull_request` t…	`.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml:170`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_TOKEN` on a `pull_request` trigger: This workflow…	`.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml:169`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_REMOTE_CACHE_SIGNATURE_KEY` on a `pull_request` t…	`.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml:127`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_TOKEN` on a `pull_request` trigger: This workflow…	`.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml:126`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_REMOTE_CACHE_SIGNATURE_KEY` on a `pull_request` t…	`.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml:67`
CRIT	`MINED116`	[MINED116] Workflow uses `secrets.TURBO_TOKEN` on a `pull_request` trigger: This workflow…	`.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml:66`
HIGH	`SEC083`	[SEC083] JS: new RegExp() with non-literal: new RegExp(<variable>) — variable input can c…	`tools/challenge-parser/translation-pars…:80`
HIGH	`SEC083`	[SEC083] JS: new RegExp() with non-literal: new RegExp(<variable>) — variable input can c…	`tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/u…:15`
HIGH	`MINED004`	[MINED004] Weak Crypto: MD5/SHA1/DES/RC4 used for security context (not just checksums).	`tools/client-plugins/gatsby-source-chal…:11`
HIGH	`MINED004`	[MINED004] Weak Crypto: MD5/SHA1/DES/RC4 used for security context (not just checksums).	`packages/shared/src/config/constants.ts:302`
HIGH	`SEC027`	[SEC027] XML External Entity (XXE) — Node.js xml parsers: Node.js XML parsers can expand …	`client/src/templates/Challenges/utils/b…:63`
HIGH	`SEC040`	[SEC040] innerHTML XSS — template literal with server-supplied data: Setting .innerHTML w…	`client/src/templates/Challenges/redux/c…:124`
HIGH	`SEC085`	[SEC085] JS: child_process.exec with non-literal: child_process.exec with user-derived in…	`tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/u…:30`
HIGH	`SEC085`	[SEC085] JS: child_process.exec with non-literal: child_process.exec with user-derived in…	`client/src/templates/Challenges/fill-in…:28`
HIGH	`SEC085`	[SEC085] JS: child_process.exec with non-literal: child_process.exec with user-derived in…	`client/src/templates/Challenges/classic…:121`
HIGH	`MINED014`	[MINED014] Disabled Tls Verify: verify=False in requests, rejectUnauthorized:false in nod…	`api/src/plugins/mail-providers/nodemail…:76`
HIGH	`SEC128`	[SEC128] Async function without await — fire-and-forget Promise (AI mistake): Async call …	`client/src/templates/Challenges/utils/u…:83`
HIGH	`SEC128`	[SEC128] Async function without await — fire-and-forget Promise (AI mistake): Async call …	`client/src/redux/failed-updates-epic.js:91`
HIGH	`SEC128`	[SEC128] Async function without await — fire-and-forget Promise (AI mistake): Async call …	`api/src/plugins/growth-book.ts:30`
HIGH	`SEC029`	[SEC029] Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) — outbound HTTP from user input: Outbound HTT…	`api/src/utils/normalize.ts:36`
HIGH	`SEC029`	[SEC029] Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) — outbound HTTP from user input: Outbound HTT…	`api/src/utils/env.ts:40`
HIGH	`SEC029`	[SEC029] Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) — outbound HTTP from user input: Outbound HTT…	`api/src/plugins/auth0.ts:99`
HIGH	`MINED118`	[MINED118] Dockerfile FROM `node:24-bookworm` not pinned by digest: `FROM node:24-bookwor…	`docker/api/Dockerfile:50`
HIGH	`MINED118`	[MINED118] Dockerfile FROM `node:24-bookworm` not pinned by digest: `FROM node:24-bookwor…	`docker/api/Dockerfile:33`
HIGH	`MINED118`	[MINED118] Dockerfile FROM `node:24-bookworm` not pinned by digest: `FROM node:24-bookwor…	`docker/api/Dockerfile:1`
HIGH	`MINED118`	[MINED118] Dockerfile FROM `node:24-bookworm` not pinned by digest: `FROM node:24-bookwor…	`docker/devcontainer/Dockerfile:4`
HIGH	`DKC013`	Database service has no persistent data volume	`docker/docker-compose.yml:18`
HIGH	`DKC013`	Database service has no persistent data volume	`.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml:24`
HIGH	`SEC020`	[SEC020] Secret Printed to Logs: Debug or diagnostic code appears to print a credential-b…	`api/src/plugins/auth0.ts:144`
HIGH	`DKC011`	Database service publishes a host port	`docker/docker-compose.yml:3`
HIGH	`SEC013`	[SEC013] Path Traversal — User Input in File Path: User-controlled input used in file pat…	`tools/client-plugins/browser-scripts/py…:92`
HIGH	`SEC013`	[SEC013] Path Traversal — User Input in File Path: User-controlled input used in file pat…	`client/src/components/search/searchBar/…:27`
MED	`SEC007`	[SEC007] Unsafe Deserialization: Unsafe deserialization can execute arbitrary code.	`tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/a…:11`
MED	`SEC007`	[SEC007] Unsafe Deserialization: Unsafe deserialization can execute arbitrary code.	`packages/challenge-linter/src/index.ts:14`
MED	`SEC007`	[SEC007] Unsafe Deserialization: Unsafe deserialization can execute arbitrary code.	`client/tools/download-trending.ts:54`
MED	`SEC045`	[SEC045] eval()/exec() on stored or user-supplied data: eval() and exec() on data — even …	`curriculum/src/file-handler.ts:25`
MED	`SEC045`	[SEC045] eval()/exec() on stored or user-supplied data: eval() and exec() on data — even …	`client/src/templates/Challenges/fill-in…:28`
MED	`SEC045`	[SEC045] eval()/exec() on stored or user-supplied data: eval() and exec() on data — even …	`client/src/templates/Challenges/classic…:121`
MED	`SEC041`	[SEC041] Tabnabbing — target="_blank" without rel="noopener noreferrer": <a target="_blan…	`client/src/templates/Challenges/codeall…:36`
MED	`SEC041`	[SEC041] Tabnabbing — target="_blank" without rel="noopener noreferrer": <a target="_blan…	`client/src/templates/Challenges/codeall…:31`
MED	`SEC041`	[SEC041] Tabnabbing — target="_blank" without rel="noopener noreferrer": <a target="_blan…	`client/src/components/search/searchBar/…:27`
MED	`SEC130`	[SEC130] Hallucinated package name — looks like a real package but isn't: Import of a pac…	`tools/client-plugins/browser-scripts/mo…:4`
MED	`SEC130`	[SEC130] Hallucinated package name — looks like a real package but isn't: Import of a pac…	`client/src/components/profile/component…:9`
MED	`DKR003`	Compose service `devcontainer` image uses the latest tag	`.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml:1`
MED	`DKR002`	Compose service `mailpit` image has no explicit tag	`docker/docker-compose.yml:40`
MED	`DKC015`	Database service has no healthcheck	`docker/docker-compose.yml:18`
MED	`DKC015`	Database service has no healthcheck	`.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml:24`
MED	`AIC001`	Parallel implementation file sits beside a canonical file	`client/src/components/search/searchBar/…:1`
MED	`WEB003`	Public web service has no security.txt	`.well-known/security.txt`
MED	`WEB012`	Service worker is present without a web app manifest	`manifest.json`
LOW	`SEC132`	[SEC132] String concat where the language has interpolation (AI style drift): String buil…	`client/src/utils/get-words.ts:19`
LOW	`SEC132`	[SEC132] String concat where the language has interpolation (AI style drift): String buil…	`client/i18n/config.js:33`
LOW	`SEC132`	[SEC132] String concat where the language has interpolation (AI style drift): String buil…	`api/src/utils/validation.ts:28`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`client/src/assets/icons/b1-english.tsx:57`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`client/src/assets/icons/b1-english.tsx:44`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`client/src/assets/icons/b1-english.tsx:3`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`client/src/assets/icons/a2-spanish.tsx:44`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`client/src/assets/icons/a2-spanish.tsx:31`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`client/src/assets/icons/a2-spanish.tsx:3`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`client/src/assets/icons/a2-english.tsx:44`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`client/src/assets/icons/a2-english.tsx:31`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`client/src/assets/icons/a2-english.tsx:3`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`client/src/assets/icons/a2-chinese.tsx:3`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`client/src/assets/icons/a1-spanish.tsx:3`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/utils/create-user.ts:68`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/users/get-public-profil…:21`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/users/get-public-profil…:20`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/user/get-session-user.ts:20`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/settings/update-socrate…:9`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/settings/update-my-them…:9`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/settings/update-my-soci…:17`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/settings/update-my-quin…:9`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/settings/update-my-prof…:10`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/settings/update-my-prof…:6`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/settings/update-my-priv…:9`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/settings/update-my-port…:17`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/settings/update-my-keyb…:9`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/settings/update-my-hone…:9`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/settings/update-my-expe…:22`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/challenge/modern-challe…:25`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/challenge/exam.ts:25`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/schemas/challenge/daily-coding-…:23`
LOW	`AIC003`	Duplicated implementation block across source files	`api/src/routes/protected/user.ts:647`
LOW	`WEB001`	Public web app has no robots.txt	`robots.txt`
LOW	`DKR010`	Dockerfile leaves apt package indexes in the image layer	`docker/api/Dockerfile:35`
LOW	`DKR010`	Dockerfile leaves apt package indexes in the image layer	`docker/api/Dockerfile:2`
LOW	`WEB002`	Public web app has no sitemap	`sitemap.xml`
LOW	`DKR008`	.dockerignore misses sensitive defaults	`.dockerignore`
LOW	`DKR011`	Dockerfile installs recommended OS packages	`docker/api/Dockerfile:35`
LOW	`DKR011`	Dockerfile installs recommended OS packages	`docker/api/Dockerfile:2`
LOW	`WEB008`	Public docs site has no llms.txt	`llms.txt`
LOW	`DKC010`	Compose service lacks no-new-privileges hardening	`docker/docker-compose.yml:40`
LOW	`AIC002`	Source file name looks like an AI patch artifact	`api/src/plugins/cookie-update.ts:1`
LOW	`DKC006`	Compose service does not declare a runtime user	`docker/docker-compose.yml:40`
LOW	`WEB011`	Public web app has no humans.txt	`humans.txt`
INFO	`MINED057`	[MINED057] Todo Bomb: Code path with a TODO/FIXME/HACK comment that gates correctness — l…	`tools/client-plugins/browser-scripts/mo…:43`
INFO	`MINED056`	[MINED056] React Key As Index: key={index} in map() — re-renders the wrong elements on re…	`client/src/components/landing/component…:32`
INFO	`MINED056`	[MINED056] React Key As Index: key={index} in map() — re-renders the wrong elements on re…	`client/src/components/landing/component…:41`
INFO	`MINED056`	[MINED056] React Key As Index: key={index} in map() — re-renders the wrong elements on re…	`client/src/components/catalog-item.tsx:44`
INFO	`MINED058`	[MINED058] React Dangerously Set Html: dangerouslySetInnerHTML bypasses Reacts JSX escapi…	`client/src/html.tsx:45`
INFO	`MINED058`	[MINED058] React Dangerously Set Html: dangerouslySetInnerHTML bypasses Reacts JSX escapi…	`client/src/components/helpers/skeleton-…:8`
INFO	`MINED058`	[MINED058] React Dangerously Set Html: dangerouslySetInnerHTML bypasses Reacts JSX escapi…	`client/src/components/SolutionViewer/so…:34`
INFO	`MINED043`	[MINED043] Http Not Https: Hardcoded http:// (not localhost) for endpoints that handle cr…	`client/src/assets/icons/a2-chinese.tsx:11`
INFO	`MINED043`	[MINED043] Http Not Https: Hardcoded http:// (not localhost) for endpoints that handle cr…	`client/src/assets/icons/a1-spanish.tsx:11`
INFO	`MINED043`	[MINED043] Http Not Https: Hardcoded http:// (not localhost) for endpoints that handle cr…	`client/src/assets/icons/a1-chinese.tsx:11`
INFO	`MINED052`	[MINED052] Ts Any Typed: : any used as type annotation. Defeats TypeScript type safety.	`client/src/components/profile/component…:110`
INFO	`MINED052`	[MINED052] Ts Any Typed: : any used as type annotation. Defeats TypeScript type safety.	`client/gatsby-node.ts:13`
INFO	`MINED044`	[MINED044] Js Console Log Prod: console.log left in code. Should be replaced with logger …	`client/i18n/schema-validation.ts:52`
INFO	`MINED044`	[MINED044] Js Console Log Prod: console.log left in code. Should be replaced with logger …	`api/src/utils/redirection.ts:28`
INFO	`MINED044`	[MINED044] Js Console Log Prod: console.log left in code. Should be replaced with logger …	`api/src/utils/env.ts:16`
INFO	`MINED053`	[MINED053] Placeholder Default Username: [email protected] / [email protected] / admin/admin…	`api/vitest.utils.ts:223`
INFO	`MINED053`	[MINED053] Placeholder Default Username: [email protected] / [email protected] / admin/admin…	`api/src/plugins/auth-dev.ts:38`
INFO	`MINED045`	[MINED045] Ts Non Null Assertion: x! asserts not null - bypasses null checks - TypeError …	`api/src/routes/protected/socrates.ts:91`
INFO	`MINED045`	[MINED045] Ts Non Null Assertion: x! asserts not null - bypasses null checks - TypeError …	`api/src/routes/protected/donate.ts:113`
INFO	`MINED045`	[MINED045] Ts Non Null Assertion: x! asserts not null - bypasses null checks - TypeError …	`api/__fixtures__/exam-environment-exam.…:206`

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## Code-quality scan: `freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp`

**Score: 72/100 (A-)**  ·  135 findings  ·  scanned 2026-06-05 04:21 UTC  ·  143,987 LOC

| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| CRITICAL | 26 |
| HIGH | 26 |
| MEDIUM | 18 |
| LOW | 45 |

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### Top findings

1. **CRITICAL** `MINED035` — Js New Function
   `curriculum/src/file-handler.ts:25` · CWE-95 · ✓ Repobility
2. **CRITICAL** `MINED018` — Unsafe Deserialization Pickle
   `tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/add-frontmatter.js:11` · CWE-502 · ✓ Repobility
3. **CRITICAL** `MINED018` — Unsafe Deserialization Pickle
   `packages/challenge-linter/src/index.ts:14` · CWE-502 · ✓ Repobility
4. **CRITICAL** `MINED018` — Unsafe Deserialization Pickle
   `client/tools/download-trending.ts:54` · CWE-502 · ✓ Repobility
5. **CRITICAL** `SEC116` — Ruby YAML.load / Marshal.load on untrusted input
   `tools/challenge-parser/parser/plugins/add-frontmatter.js:11` · A08:2021 Software & Data Integrity Failures

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