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Building Confidence and Trust in AI-Generated Code
To tackle the accountability and ownership challenge accompanying AI-generated code, we are introducing Sonar AI Code Assurance
Pandora FMS 742: Critical Code Vulnerabilities Explained
How code vulnerabilities in your web application can be the single point of failure for your IT infrastructure’s security.
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False positives are our enemies, but may still be your friends
When writing a rule for static analysis, it’s possible that in some cases, the rule does not give the results that were expected. Unfortunately, naming a false positive is often far easier than fixing it. Learn how the different types of rules give rise to different types of false positives, which ones are easier to fix than others, and how you can help.
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Codoforum 4.8.7: Critical Code Vulnerabilities Explained
We analyze the root cause of three critical security vulnerabilities that enabled a complete board take over, and how to correctly prevent these in your code.
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About the recent code leaks from SonarQube instances
On July 27th 2020 we learned through media coverage that Till Kottmann was able to access non open-source source code from various companies. This is our public response to the incident.
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Take Control of Code Quality with SonarQube Pull Request Decoration in Your Workflow
How do you write super clean code without disrupting your workflow? Join me as I show you how SonarQube Pull Request Decoration gets you there!
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Apache Kylin 3.0.1 Command Injection Vulnerability
We discovered a severe command injection vulnerability in Apache Kylin that allows malicious users to execute arbitrary OS commands.
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SonarSource acquires RIPS Technologies
Teams will be joining forces in building best-in-class Static Application Security Testing (SAST) products that help development teams and organizations deliver more secure software.
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Exploiting Hibernate Injections
Hibernate is among one of the most commonly found database libraries used in Java web applications, shipping with its own query language. This technical post will teach you how to detect and exploit Hibernates very own vulnerability: The HQL Injection.
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What is 'taint analysis' and why do I care?
In large systems, finding the bad actors is easier said than done. First you have to find all the places you accept data from users, and then you have to sanitize the data before you use it. The hard part is making sure you've found all the sources of user data and intervened before any kind of use. That's where taint analysis comes in.
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WordPress <= 5.2.3: Hardening Bypass
This blog post details an authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the WordPress core that bypasses hardening mechanisms. The vulnerability is present in the WordPress core in versions prior to 5.2.4
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Clean as You Code: How to win at Code Quality without even trying
Analyzing a legacy project can be overwhelming. Learn how to Clean as You Code to make sure that the code you release into production tomorrow is at least as good as - and probably better than! - the code that's in production today.
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