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Merge pull request #250 from Wolfvin/feat/issue-240-rust-tauri-taint
feat(security): Rust #[tauri::command] parameter-to-sink taint MVP (closes #240)
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docs/agent-usage-guide.md

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## Known limitations (not fixed — scope, not a quick bug)
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- **No Rust taint analysis.** `security --check taint` only analyzes
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Python/JS/TS/TSX (`ast_taint_engine.get_supported_languages()`). A Tauri
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app that shells out via `std::process::Command` (verified: this workspace
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has several `Command::new(...)` sinks fed by `std::env::var()` sources in
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`.rs` files) gets zero taint coverage on the Rust side. This is a real
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feature gap for `harus berkerja di rs` — building Rust source/sink rules
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+ AST walking is a multi-day feature, not a bug fix, so it wasn't
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attempted this session. Tracked as a GitHub issue for follow-up.
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- **Rust taint is a narrow MVP, not general-purpose** (issue #240, MVP
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shipped). `security --check taint` now covers one Rust pattern:
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a `#[tauri::command]` function parameter (untrusted-by-construction, since
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that's exactly how Tauri's IPC delivers frontend data) reaching a
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dangerous sink (`Command::new`, `std::process::Command`, `std::fs`
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path ops) **within the same function body**. It's regex-based (documented
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trade-off — possible false positives on sanitized params, since v1 has no
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sanitizer allowlist) and reports every param→sink flow for review. What's
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still NOT covered: (a) full cross-language IPC correlation — tracing a
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value from a TS `invoke("cmd", {...})` call across the boundary into the
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matching Rust command (needs cross-language graph edges the current
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architecture doesn't build); (b) general Rust taint for non-Tauri-command
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functions; (c) full AST precision matching the Python/JS engine. See
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`docs/design/0240-tauri-command-param-taint.md`. Run it standalone with
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`security --check taint --language rust`.
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- **Rust `impl`-block dead-code false positives** (issue #228) — separate,
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deeper false-positive source than the test-function one fixed this
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session. Still open.
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# Design Doc: Rust `#[tauri::command]` parameter-to-sink taint (MVP)
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> **Status:** Accepted (scope narrowed from original issue during design)
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> **Date:** 2026-07-12
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> **Author:** Claude (direct implementation, no worker — user directive)
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> **Related issues:** #240
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---
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## Problem
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`security --check taint` (`ast_taint_engine.get_supported_languages()`) only
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covers Python/JS/TS/TSX — zero taint coverage for Rust. Verified on a real
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Tauri workspace this session: genuine `Command::new(...)` sinks in `.rs`
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files fed by `std::env::var()` sources, invisible to the taint scanner
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entirely.
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## Goal (narrowed from the original issue)
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Issue #240 originally scoped this as full cross-language taint: track a
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value from `invoke("cmd", {arg: userInput})` on the TypeScript side, across
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the IPC boundary, into the matching `#[tauri::command] fn cmd(arg: ...)` on
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the Rust side, to a dangerous sink inside that function.
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**That full cross-language correlation is out of scope for this MVP**
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matching a TS `invoke()` call site to its Rust command implementation
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requires resolving the string literal command name against the
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`#[tauri::command]` function name across files/languages, which the current
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parser/graph architecture doesn't do (graph edges are same-language call
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edges, not cross-language string-literal-to-attribute correlations). Doing
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that correctly is a separate, larger effort.
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**What ships in this MVP instead**, and why it still delivers most of the
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real-world value: every parameter of a `#[tauri::command]`-annotated Rust
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function is, by construction, untrusted input from the frontend — Tauri's
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own IPC dispatch is exactly how that data arrives. So the source doesn't
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need to be traced from the TS side at all; **the `#[tauri::command]`
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attribute itself marks the function's parameters as taint sources**. From
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there it's an intra-procedural (single-file) taint problem — the same
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class of analysis the existing Python/JS engine already does, just applied
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to Rust with a smaller, hand-picked sink list.
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This catches the exact pattern found on the real workspace this session
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(env var / parameter flowing into `Command::new()`), without requiring
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cross-language correlation.
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## Changes
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### Approach: regex-based, not full tree-sitter AST
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Given the scope and time budget, this ships as a **regex-based pattern
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matcher** (consistent with how several other CodeLens engines — e.g.
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`regexaudit_engine.py` — already work), not a full tree-sitter AST walker
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matching the precision of `ast_taint_engine.py`'s Python/JS engine. This is
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an explicit, documented trade-off: fewer false negatives on obfuscated code
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paths, more false positives possible on parameters that are actually
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sanitized before reaching a sink in ways the regex can't see. Full
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AST-based Rust taint (matching JS/Python precision) is future work, not
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attempted here.
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### Detection logic
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1. Find every `#[tauri::command]` attribute immediately followed by `fn
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name(params...) ... { body }` (brace-matched to find the function body
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boundary).
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2. Extract parameter names from the signature.
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3. Within the function body, flag any line where a parameter name appears
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as a direct argument (or in a format!/concatenation immediately feeding)
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one of a small, high-confidence Rust sink list:
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- `Command::new(...)` / `.arg(...)` chains (command injection)
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- `std::fs::` path operations (`read`, `write`, `remove_file`,
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`create_dir`, ...) (path traversal)
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- `std::process::Command`
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4. No sanitizer-detection in v1 (unlike the Python/JS engine's
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`PYTHON_SANITIZERS`/`JS_SANITIZERS`) — every match is reported as a
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finding for human/agent review, not auto-suppressed. Adding a
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Rust sanitizer allowlist is straightforward follow-up once this MVP is
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validated against real findings.
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### New Files
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- `scripts/rust_command_taint.py` — the regex-based detector described above.
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### Modified Files
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- `scripts/commands/security.py` (or wherever `--check taint` dispatches) —
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when scanning a workspace with `.rs` files, additionally run the new
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detector and merge findings into the same `taint` output shape
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(`by_rule`, `findings[]`) the Python/JS engine already produces.
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- `docs/agent-usage-guide.md` — update the "no Rust taint" known limitation
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to describe the narrower actual gap (cross-language IPC correlation,
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not all Rust taint).
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## Testing
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Unit tests with synthetic `#[tauri::command]` functions (parameter reaching
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a sink vs. not), plus verification against the real workspace pattern found
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this session (`std::env::var()``Command::new()` inside a
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`#[tauri::command]` function).
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## Alternatives Considered
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- **Full cross-language IPC correlation (the original issue scope).**
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Rejected for this MVP — requires new cross-file/cross-language graph
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edges the current architecture doesn't build; a legitimately separate,
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larger effort if pursued later.
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- **Full tree-sitter AST-based Rust taint matching JS/Python precision.**
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Rejected for this MVP on time/scope grounds — regex-based detection with
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documented trade-offs ships real value now; upgrading to full AST
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precision is compatible future work that doesn't require redesigning the
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finding shape.

scripts/commands/taint.py

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def add_args(parser):
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parser.add_argument("workspace", nargs="?", default=None,
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help="Path to workspace root (auto-detected if omitted)")
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parser.add_argument("--language", choices=["python", "javascript", "typescript"], default=None,
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help="Filter analysis to a specific language")
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parser.add_argument("--language", choices=["python", "javascript", "typescript", "rust"], default=None,
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help="Filter analysis to a specific language. 'rust' runs only the "
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"#[tauri::command] parameter-to-sink MVP scanner (issue #240) — "
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"see docs/design/0240-tauri-command-param-taint.md for its scope.")
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parser.add_argument("--with-secrets", action="store_true", default=False,
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help="Include secrets engine findings as taint sources")
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parser.add_argument("--severity", choices=["critical", "high", "medium", "low"], default=None,
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# Issue #240 MVP: --language rust runs ONLY the Rust
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# #[tauri::command]-parameter scanner — ast_taint_engine's
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# get_supported_languages() doesn't include Rust at all, so routing
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# "rust" through it would either error or silently match nothing.
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# See docs/design/0240-tauri-command-param-taint.md for scope.
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if language == "rust":
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from rust_command_taint import scan_workspace as scan_rust_taint
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findings = scan_rust_taint(workspace)
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result = {
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"status": "ok",
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"engine": "rust_command_taint",
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"languages_analyzed": ["rust"],
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"findings": findings,
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"total_findings": len(findings),
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}
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if getattr(args, 'severity', None):
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severity_order = {"critical": 0, "high": 1, "medium": 2, "low": 3}
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min_sev = severity_order.get(args.severity, 3)
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result["findings"] = [f for f in result["findings"]
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if severity_order.get(f.get("severity", "low"), 3) <= min_sev]
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result["total_findings"] = len(result["findings"])
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return result
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# in Rust #[tauri::command] parameter-to-sink findings. Only makes
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# sense when the caller didn't restrict to a specific non-Rust
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# language — --language rust itself is handled by the early return
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# above, and --language python/javascript/typescript means the caller
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if language is None and result.get("status") == "ok":
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try:
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from rust_command_taint import scan_workspace as scan_rust_taint
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rust_findings = scan_rust_taint(workspace)
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if rust_findings:
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result.setdefault("findings", []).extend(rust_findings)
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result["total_findings"] = len(result["findings"])
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langs = result.setdefault("languages_analyzed", [])
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if "rust" not in langs:
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except Exception:
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pass
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# @WHO: scripts/rust_command_taint.py
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# @WHAT: Regex-based taint detection for #[tauri::command] parameters flowing to dangerous sinks
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# @PART: engine
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# @ENTRY: scan_workspace()
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"""Rust `#[tauri::command]` parameter-to-sink taint detection (issue #240, MVP).
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`ast_taint_engine.py` only supports Python/JS/TS/TSX — Rust has zero taint
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coverage. Full cross-language taint (tracing a value from a TypeScript
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`invoke("cmd", {...})` call across the IPC boundary into the matching Rust
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`#[tauri::command]` function) is out of scope for this MVP — see
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docs/design/0240-tauri-command-param-taint.md for why.
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What this DOES cover: every parameter of a `#[tauri::command]`-annotated
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function is untrusted input by construction (that's exactly how Tauri's IPC
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dispatch delivers frontend data to Rust) — no cross-language tracing needed
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to establish that. From there this is intra-procedural taint: does a
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parameter flow into a dangerous sink within the same function body.
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This is regex-based, not a full tree-sitter AST walker (consistent with
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several other CodeLens engines, e.g. regexaudit_engine.py) — an explicit,
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documented trade-off. False negatives are possible on parameters sanitized
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in ways the regex can't see; there is no sanitizer allowlist in this MVP.
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"""
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import os
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import re
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from typing import Any, Dict, List
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r"#\[\s*tauri::command\s*(?:\([^)]*\))?\s*\]\s*"
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r"(?:pub\s+)?(?:async\s+)?fn\s+(\w+)\s*\(([^)]*)\)",
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re.MULTILINE,
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)
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_PARAM_NAME_RE = re.compile(r"(?:mut\s+)?(\w+)\s*:")
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"rule_id": "rust-command-injection",
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"cwe": "CWE-78",
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"sink": "Command::new",
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"message": "Tauri command parameter reaches Command::new() — potential command injection",
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"pattern": r"std::process::Command::new\s*\(",
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"rule_id": "rust-command-injection",
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"cwe": "CWE-78",
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"sink": "std::process::Command::new",
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"message": "Tauri command parameter reaches std::process::Command::new() — potential command injection",
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"pattern": r"std::fs::(read|write|remove_file|remove_dir|remove_dir_all|create_dir|create_dir_all|copy|rename)\s*\(",
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def _find_function_body(source: str, start: int) -> str:
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return findings

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