B201: flask_debug_true
B201: Test for use of flask app with debug set to true
Running Flask applications in debug mode results in the Werkzeug debugger being enabled. This includes a feature that allows arbitrary code execution. Documentation for both Flask [1] and Werkzeug [2] strongly suggests that debug mode should never be enabled on production systems.
Operating a production server with debug mode enabled was the probable cause of the Patreon breach in 2015 [3].
- Example:
>> Issue: A Flask app appears to be run with debug=True, which exposes
the Werkzeug debugger and allows the execution of arbitrary code.
Severity: High Confidence: High
CWE: CWE-94 (https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html)
Location: examples/flask_debug.py:10
9 #bad
10 app.run(debug=True)
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See also
Added in version 0.15.0.
Changed in version 1.7.3: CWE information added