# SSRF Analysis Report

## 1. Executive Summary

- **Analysis Status:** Complete
- **Key Outcome:** Zero Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities identified. The application has no SSRF attack surface.
- **Purpose of this Document:** This report documents the comprehensive analysis performed to verify the absence of SSRF vulnerabilities in the Ultimate Job Aggregator application. All potential SSRF vectors were systematically examined and confirmed non-existent.

### Summary of Findings

After exhaustive white-box code analysis of the entire application codebase, **ZERO SSRF vulnerabilities** were identified. The application is **architecturally immune to SSRF** due to its design as a purely inbound request-processing system with no outbound HTTP request capabilities.

**Key Facts:**
- **Total SSRF Sinks Identified:** 0
- **HTTP Client Libraries:** 0 (none imported)
- **Outbound Network Requests:** 0 (none made)
- **URL Parameters Processed:** 0 (none accepted)
- **Vulnerable Endpoints:** 0

**Rationale:** The application processes inbound HTTP requests, queries a local SQLite database, and returns responses. There are no code paths where user input could influence the server to make outbound requests to external or internal resources.

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## 2. Dominant Vulnerability Patterns

### Pattern 1: No SSRF Attack Surface Exists

- **Description:** This application has zero SSRF attack surface. No HTTP client libraries are imported, no outbound network requests are made, and no user-controllable URL parameters exist.
- **Implication:** SSRF attacks are not possible against this application in its current form.
- **Representative Findings:** N/A - No vulnerabilities to report.

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## 3. Strategic Intelligence for Exploitation

**This section is not applicable as no SSRF vulnerabilities were identified.**

### Application Architecture Overview

**Technology Stack:**
- **Backend Framework:** Starlette 0.37.2 (ASGI)
- **API Framework:** Strawberry GraphQL 0.235.0
- **Server:** Uvicorn 0.29.0
- **Database:** SQLite3 (embedded, local file)
- **Language:** Python 3.12

**Application Functionality:**
The application is a simple job listing service that:
1. Serves a static HTML frontend (`GET /`)
2. Provides a GraphQL API endpoint (`POST /graphql`)
3. Queries a local SQLite database for job listings
4. Returns job data filtered by job type

**No Outbound Request Capabilities:**
- No HTTP client libraries imported (requests, urllib, httpx, aiohttp, etc.)
- No webhook, callback, or proxy functionality
- No redirect mechanisms
- No external API integrations
- No file operations with user-controlled paths
- No URL parsing or construction

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## 4. Comprehensive SSRF Sink Analysis

### 4.1 HTTP Client Library Analysis

**Finding:** No HTTP client libraries are imported or used in the application.

**Libraries Checked:**
- ❌ `requests` - Not imported
- ❌ `urllib`, `urllib2`, `urllib3` - Not imported
- ❌ `http.client`, `httplib` - Not imported
- ❌ `aiohttp`, `httpx` - Not imported
- ❌ `pycurl` - Not imported
- ❌ `websockets` - Not imported

**Application Imports (Complete List):**
```python
import sqlite3
from typing import List
import strawberry
from strawberry.types import Info
from starlette.applications import Starlette
from starlette.responses import HTMLResponse
from starlette.routing import Route, Mount
from strawberry.asgi import GraphQL
import uvicorn
```

**Verdict:** No HTTP client capabilities exist in the codebase.

---

### 4.2 File Operation Analysis

**Finding:** All file operations use hardcoded paths with no user input.

**File Operation 1** (`main.py`, lines 19-20):
```python
with open("flag.txt") as f:
    flag = f.read()
```
- **Path:** Hardcoded string literal `"flag.txt"`
- **User Input:** None
- **SSRF Risk:** None (local file, no URL handling)

**File Operation 2** (`main.py`, lines 72-73):
```python
with open("static/index.html") as f:
    return HTMLResponse(content=f.read(), status_code=200)
```
- **Path:** Hardcoded string literal `"static/index.html"`
- **User Input:** None
- **SSRF Risk:** None (local file, no URL handling)

**Verdict:** No file operations accept user-controllable paths or URLs.

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### 4.3 URL Parameter Analysis

**Finding:** No URL or callback parameters are accepted by any endpoint.

**Endpoint 1: `GET /`**
- **Handler:** `read_root()`
- **Parameters:** None
- **Functionality:** Returns static HTML content
- **SSRF Risk:** None

**Endpoint 2: `POST /graphql`**
- **Handler:** Strawberry GraphQL
- **Query:** `jobs(jobType: String)`
- **Parameters Accepted:** `jobType` (string for SQL filtering)
- **Usage:** Directly interpolated into SQL query (SQL injection vulnerability)
- **SSRF Risk:** None (parameter not used for URLs or network requests)

**Endpoint 3: `GET /ping`**
- **Handler:** `ping()`
- **Parameters:** None
- **Functionality:** Returns static string "pong"
- **SSRF Risk:** None

**Verdict:** No endpoint accepts URL, webhook, callback, or redirect parameters.

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### 4.4 Redirect Mechanism Analysis

**Finding:** No redirect functionality exists in the application.

**Checks Performed:**
- ❌ No `response.redirect()` calls
- ❌ No `Location` headers set
- ❌ No "next", "return_url", "redirect_to" parameters
- ❌ No HTTP 3xx status codes returned

**Verdict:** No redirect-based SSRF vectors exist.

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### 4.5 Webhook & Callback Analysis

**Finding:** No webhook, callback, or notification functionality exists.

**Checks Performed:**
- ❌ No "ping webhook" endpoints
- ❌ No callback URL verification
- ❌ No outbound notification systems
- ❌ No webhook configuration endpoints

**Verdict:** No webhook-based SSRF vectors exist.

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### 4.6 Proxy & API Forwarding Analysis

**Finding:** No proxy or API forwarding functionality exists.

**Checks Performed:**
- ❌ No request forwarding logic
- ❌ No proxy configuration endpoints
- ❌ No API gateway behavior
- ❌ No upstream service communication

**Verdict:** No proxy-based SSRF vectors exist.

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### 4.7 External Service Integration Analysis

**Finding:** No external service integrations exist.

**Services Checked:**
- ❌ No cloud storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob, GCP Storage)
- ❌ No email services (SMTP, SendGrid, etc.)
- ❌ No payment processors
- ❌ No analytics platforms
- ❌ No CDN integration (beyond static CSS from StackPath CDN loaded client-side)
- ❌ No OAuth/OIDC providers
- ❌ No JWKS fetching
- ❌ No SAML metadata retrieval

**Verdict:** Application is fully self-contained with no external integrations.

---

### 4.8 Database Operations Analysis

**Finding:** All database operations are local SQLite queries with no network communication.

**Database Connection:**
```python
conn = sqlite3.connect('test.db')
```

**Analysis:**
- Database is a local SQLite file (`test.db`)
- No remote database connections
- No network sockets involved in database operations
- Only JDBC/ODBC driver is `sqlite3` (local file access)

**Verdict:** Database operations pose no SSRF risk.

---

### 4.9 URL Parsing & Construction Analysis

**Finding:** No URL parsing or construction occurs in the application.

**Checks Performed:**
- ❌ No `urllib.parse` usage
- ❌ No URL construction
- ❌ No hostname extraction
- ❌ No protocol handling
- ❌ No port specification

**Verdict:** No URL manipulation capabilities exist.

---

### 4.10 Headless Browser & Rendering Engine Analysis

**Finding:** No browser automation or rendering engines are used.

**Checks Performed:**
- ❌ No Puppeteer/Pyppeteer
- ❌ No Playwright
- ❌ No Selenium
- ❌ No wkhtmltopdf
- ❌ No PDF generators
- ❌ No screenshot tools

**Verdict:** No headless browser SSRF vectors exist.

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### 4.11 Media Processing Analysis

**Finding:** No image, video, or document processing occurs.

**Checks Performed:**
- ❌ No PIL/Pillow
- ❌ No ImageMagick/wand
- ❌ No ffmpeg
- ❌ No SVG processors
- ❌ No PDF processors

**Verdict:** No media processing SSRF vectors exist.

---

### 4.12 Link Preview & Unfurler Analysis

**Finding:** No link preview or URL metadata extraction functionality exists.

**Checks Performed:**
- ❌ No oEmbed endpoint fetching
- ❌ No Open Graph tag scraping
- ❌ No URL preview generation
- ❌ No metadata extraction

**Verdict:** No link preview SSRF vectors exist.

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### 4.13 Import/Export Functionality Analysis

**Finding:** No data import from URLs or remote sources.

**Checks Performed:**
- ❌ No "import from URL" features
- ❌ No CSV/JSON/XML remote fetching
- ❌ No RSS/Atom feed readers
- ❌ No remote configuration loading

**Verdict:** No import-based SSRF vectors exist.

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### 4.14 Cloud Metadata Access Analysis

**Finding:** No cloud metadata service access.

**Checks Performed:**
- ❌ No AWS EC2 metadata queries (169.254.169.254)
- ❌ No GCP metadata server access
- ❌ No Azure instance metadata service
- ❌ No Kubernetes service discovery

**Verdict:** No cloud metadata SSRF vectors exist.

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## 5. Methodology Applied

The following comprehensive SSRF analysis methodology was applied:

### White-Box Code Analysis
1. ✅ **Import Statement Analysis** - Verified no HTTP client libraries imported
2. ✅ **Function Call Analysis** - Searched for outbound request patterns
3. ✅ **Parameter Analysis** - Examined all endpoint parameters for URL handling
4. ✅ **File Operation Analysis** - Verified all paths are hardcoded
5. ✅ **Network Socket Analysis** - Confirmed no socket operations
6. ✅ **Redirect Analysis** - Verified no redirect mechanisms
7. ✅ **Webhook Analysis** - Confirmed no callback functionality
8. ✅ **Proxy Analysis** - Verified no request forwarding
9. ✅ **External Integration Analysis** - Confirmed no third-party service calls
10. ✅ **URL Construction Analysis** - Verified no URL parsing/building

### Endpoint-by-Endpoint Review
- ✅ `GET /` - Serves static HTML, no outbound requests
- ✅ `POST /graphql` - GraphQL API, no outbound requests
- ✅ `GET /ping` - Health check, no outbound requests

### Database Review
- ✅ SQLite local file operations only
- ✅ No remote database connections
- ✅ No network-based data retrieval

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## 6. Secure by Design: Validated Components

The following components were analyzed and found to be inherently secure against SSRF due to their design:

| Component/Flow | Endpoint/File Location | Design Pattern | SSRF Risk Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| GraphQL API | `/graphql` (main.py, lines 48-68) | Query local database only, returns JSON responses | **IMMUNE** - No outbound request capability |
| Static File Serving | `/` (main.py, lines 71-73) | Hardcoded file path, returns HTML content | **IMMUNE** - No user-controlled paths |
| Health Check | `/ping` (main.py, lines 76-77) | Returns static string "pong" | **IMMUNE** - No dynamic behavior |
| Database Operations | main.py, lines 23-35, 52-68 | SQLite local file operations | **IMMUNE** - No network communication |
| Flag Loading | main.py, lines 19-20 | Reads hardcoded local file | **IMMUNE** - No user input |

**Architectural SSRF Immunity:**

This application is architecturally immune to SSRF because:

1. **No External Dependencies:** Uses only embedded SQLite database (local file)
2. **No Service Mesh:** Single-process monolith with no inter-service communication
3. **No Outbound Calls:** No integration with external APIs or services
4. **No URL Parameters:** No GraphQL fields or API inputs accept URL values
5. **Purely Inbound:** Application only receives and responds to requests, never initiates them

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## 7. Risk Assessment

### Overall SSRF Risk: **NONE**

**Justification:**
- Zero SSRF attack surface identified
- No outbound request capabilities in codebase
- No user-controllable URL parameters
- Architectural design prevents SSRF by design

### False Positive Verification

The following were examined to ensure no false negatives:

- ✅ **Client-side fetch calls** - The frontend HTML contains `fetch('/graphql/')` but this is client-side JavaScript executing in the browser, NOT server-side code
- ✅ **Database connections** - `sqlite3.connect()` is a local file operation, not a network socket
- ✅ **Framework internals** - Starlette/Strawberry do not expose URL fetching functionality to application code

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## 8. Conclusion

**FINAL ASSESSMENT: ZERO SSRF VULNERABILITIES**

After systematic analysis of all potential SSRF vectors according to industry-standard methodology, this application has been confirmed to have **NO SSRF ATTACK SURFACE**.

**Summary:**
- ✅ No HTTP client libraries
- ✅ No outbound network requests
- ✅ No URL parameter handling
- ✅ No webhook/callback functionality
- ✅ No redirect mechanisms
- ✅ No proxy/forwarding logic
- ✅ No external service integrations

**Recommendation:** No SSRF-specific remediation required. The application's current architecture is inherently secure against Server-Side Request Forgery attacks.

**Primary Vulnerability:** While SSRF is not present, the application has a **critical SQL injection vulnerability** in the GraphQL `jobType` parameter (main.py, line 60), which is the primary security concern for this application.

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**Analysis Completed:** 2025-01-31  
**Analyst:** SSRF Analysis Specialist  
**Confidence Level:** High (100% code coverage review performed)