JavaScript and TypeScript queries for CodeQL analysis

Explore the queries that CodeQL uses to analyze code written in JavaScript or TypeScript when you select the default or the security-extended query suite.

Who can use this feature?

CodeQL is available for the following repository types:

Public repositories on GitHub.com, see GitHub CodeQL Terms and Conditions
Organization-owned repositories on GitHub Enterprise Cloud with GitHub Advanced Security enabled

CodeQL includes many queries for analyzing JavaScript and TypeScript code. All queries in the default query suite are run by default. If you choose to use the security-extended query suite, additional queries are run. For more information, see "CodeQL query suites."

Built-in queries for JavaScript and TypeScript analysis

This table lists the queries available with the latest release of the CodeQL action and CodeQL CLI. For more information, see CodeQL change logs in the CodeQL documentation site.

Note

The initial release of GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10 included CodeQL action and CodeQL CLI 2.13.5, which may not include all of these queries. Your site administrator can update your CodeQL version to a newer release. For more information, see "Configuring code scanning for your appliance."

Query name	Related CWEs	Default	Extended	Copilot Autofix
Arbitrary file access during archive extraction ("Zip Slip")	022
Bad HTML filtering regexp	020, 080, 116, 184, 185, 186
Case-sensitive middleware path	178
Clear text storage of sensitive information	312, 315, 359
Clear text transmission of sensitive cookie	614, 311, 312, 319
Clear-text logging of sensitive information	312, 359, 532
Client-side cross-site scripting	079, 116
Client-side URL redirect	079, 116, 601
Code injection	094, 095, 079, 116
CORS misconfiguration for credentials transfer	346, 639, 942
Creating biased random numbers from a cryptographically secure source	327
Cross-window communication with unrestricted target origin	201, 359
Database query built from user-controlled sources	089, 090, 943
Dependency download using unencrypted communication channel	300, 319, 494, 829
Deserialization of user-controlled data	502
Disabling certificate validation	295, 297
Disabling Electron webSecurity	79
Disabling SCE	116
DOM text reinterpreted as HTML	079, 116
Double compilation	1176
Double escaping or unescaping	116, 020
Download of sensitive file through insecure connection	829
Enabling Electron allowRunningInsecureContent	494
Exception text reinterpreted as HTML	079, 116
Exposure of private files	200, 219, 548
Expression injection in Actions	094
Hard-coded credentials	259, 321, 798
Host header poisoning in email generation	640
Improper code sanitization	094, 079, 116
Inclusion of functionality from an untrusted source	830
Incomplete HTML attribute sanitization	079, 116, 020
Incomplete multi-character sanitization	020, 080, 116
Incomplete regular expression for hostnames	020
Incomplete string escaping or encoding	020, 080, 116
Incomplete URL scheme check	020, 184
Incomplete URL substring sanitization	020
Incorrect suffix check	020
Inefficient regular expression	1333, 730, 400
Information exposure through a stack trace	209, 497
Insecure configuration of Helmet security middleware	693, 1021
Insecure randomness	338
Insecure URL whitelist	183, 625
JWT missing secret or public key verification	347
Loop bound injection	834, 730
Missing CSRF middleware	352
Missing rate limiting	770, 307, 400
Overly permissive regular expression range	020
Polynomial regular expression used on uncontrolled data	1333, 730, 400
Prototype-polluting assignment	078, 079, 094, 400, 471, 915
Prototype-polluting function	078, 079, 094, 400, 471, 915
Prototype-polluting merge call	078, 079, 094, 400, 471, 915
Reflected cross-site scripting	079, 116
Regular expression injection	730, 400
Replacement of a substring with itself	116
Resource exhaustion	400, 770
Resources exhaustion from deep object traversal	400
Second order command injection	078, 088
Sensitive data read from GET request	598
Sensitive server cookie exposed to the client	1004
Server crash	248, 730
Server-side request forgery	918
Server-side URL redirect	601
Shell command built from environment values	078, 088
Storage of sensitive information in build artifact	312, 315, 359
Storage of sensitive information in GitHub Actions artifact	312, 315, 359
Stored cross-site scripting	079, 116
Template Object Injection	073, 094
Type confusion through parameter tampering	843
Uncontrolled command line	078, 088
Uncontrolled data used in path expression	022, 023, 036, 073, 099
Unnecessary use of `cat` process	078
Unsafe dynamic method access	094
Unsafe expansion of self-closing HTML tag	079, 116
Unsafe HTML constructed from library input	079, 116
Unsafe jQuery plugin	079, 116
Unsafe shell command constructed from library input	078, 088
Untrusted domain used in script or other content	830
Unvalidated dynamic method call	754
Use of a broken or weak cryptographic algorithm	327, 328
Use of a weak cryptographic key	326
Use of externally-controlled format string	134
Use of password hash with insufficient computational effort	916
Useless regular-expression character escape	020
XML external entity expansion	611, 827
XML internal entity expansion	776, 400
XPath injection	643
Client-side request forgery	918
Empty password in configuration file	258, 862
Failure to abandon session	384
File data in outbound network request	200
Hard-coded data interpreted as code	506
Indirect uncontrolled command line	078, 088
Insecure temporary file	377, 378
Log injection	117
Missing origin verification in `postMessage` handler	020, 940
Missing regular expression anchor	020
Network data written to file	912, 434
Password in configuration file	256, 260, 313, 522
Potential file system race condition	367
Remote property injection	250, 400
Sensitive cookie without SameSite restrictions	1275
Unsafe code constructed from library input	094, 079, 116
User-controlled bypass of security check	807, 290