Security: Missing timeout in requests call at analysis-gitlab-cc.py:43

🔒 Security Vulnerability

Vulnerability ID: 231799075
Severity: LOW
Type: Allocation of resources without limits or throttling
Detection Method: SAST
Detected: 2025-10-23 17:16:55 UTC

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📍 Location

• File: analysis-gitlab-cc.py
• Line: 43

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🔍 Description

The application uses the requests module without configuring a timeout value for connections. This could lead to uncontrolled resource consumption where the application could run out of socket descriptors, effectively causing a Denial of Service (DoS).

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⚠️ Impact Assessment

• Exploitability: Low - Requires specific network conditions
• Impact: Medium - Could cause application hang or resource exhaustion
• Overall Risk: LOW

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✅ Remediation

Add a timeout= argument to the requests call on line 43.

Example Fix:

# Before (vulnerable):
response = requests.get('https://example.com')

# After (fixed):
response = requests.get('https://example.com', timeout=10)

Recommended Timeout Values:

• Internal APIs: 5-10 seconds
• External APIs: 10-30 seconds
• Adjust based on expected response times

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📚 References

• Python Requests Timeout Documentation
• OWASP: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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🎯 Priority

Medium - Should be addressed in next development cycle

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Linked Vulnerability: gid://gitlab/Vulnerability/231799075