Source Code Review
Deep static analysis to find security flaws hidden in your codebase.
>Git: Pulling code repository branch 'main'...
>SAST: Initializing semantic code analysis pipeline...
>Linter: Checking for hardcoded secrets and API keys...
>Engine: Matching data flow path from input to SQL query...
>Warning: Vulnerable function 'eval()' found at line 143 in auth.js
Overview
What this engagement solves.
Security flaws can often be hidden deep within an application’s codebase, going unnoticed until they are exploited in a live environment. These hidden vulnerabilities can lead to data leaks, service disruptions, and trust erosion, especially in customer-facing platforms and critical systems. We conduct comprehensive source code reviews to identify insecure coding practices and logic flaws early in the development process. Our experts use a combination of automated static analysis tools (SAST) and manual code review to identify issues such as broken authentication, business logic bypasses, and insecure cryptographic implementations, ensuring your code is secure before deployment.
Why it matters
Risk context your team can act on.
Early Detection of Flaws
Identify security vulnerabilities and coding errors before they make it into production, dramatically reducing the cost and development time needed to apply fixes.
Secure Development Lifecycle
Integrate security directly into your CI/CD pipelines, promoting secure-by-design coding practices and reducing risk in all future code additions.
Protect Critical Logic
Ensure backend applications handling payments, encryption, or user access controls are completely free from complex logical bypass flaws.
Capabilities
What is included.
Automated SAST Integration
Deploying and configuring Static Application Security Testing scanners directly in your GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket pipelines for continuous checks.
Manual Line-by-Line Review
Our senior security architects manually inspect complex security controls (encryption routines, authentication, state logic) that automated scanners miss.
Third-Party Library Auditing
Analyzing open-source dependencies (npm, pip, maven) for known CVEs, outdated licenses, and malicious package injection.
Methodology
A clear path through the work.
Scope definition
Identify target repositories, languages used, framework dependencies, and establish access controls.
Automated Scan
Run state-of-the-art static analyzers to establish a broad overview of syntactic and coding weaknesses.
Manual Validation
Triage scanner alerts to filter out false positives and focus efforts on real, high-impact logical bugs.
Data Flow Analysis
Map how user inputs flow through variables and database calls, ensuring sanitization is always executed.
Remediation Guide
Write precise code refactoring examples demonstrating safe alternatives (e.g. prepared statements, safe cryptos).
Final Review
Test the updated codebase commits to confirm that remediation patches completely eliminate target risks.
Frameworks and technical scope
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We will help scope the right depth, timeline, and deliverables for your environment.
Contact
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Fastest way to reach us
hello@fortivlabs.me
Phone
+977 9703646343
Office
Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal
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