testland/codeql-queries
Configures and runs GitHub CodeQL - semantic-database SAST with queries written in the CodeQL declarative query language; supports `codeql database create` (per-language) + `codeql database analyze` with --format=sarif; ships query packs (`codeql/javascript-queries`, `codeql/python-queries`, `codeql/java-queries`, `codeql/go-queries`, etc.); integrates with GitHub Code Scanning via SARIF upload; suppression via inline comment + sarif-filter + Security-tab dismissal. Use when the team uses GitHub-hosted repos and needs deep semantic SAST beyond pattern matching (cross-file taint flows, dataflow analysis).
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2 low severity findings. Worth noting, but not necessarily harmful.
W011: Third-party content exposure detected (indirect prompt injection risk).
What this means
The skill exposes the agent to untrusted, user-generated content from public third-party sources, creating a risk of indirect prompt injection. This includes browsing arbitrary URLs, reading social media posts or forum comments, and analyzing content from unknown websites.
Why it was flagged
The required workflow runs CodeQL over a repository’s source code (the build/source-root you supply via `codeql database create ... --source-root=.` and then `codeql database analyze ... codeql/<lang>-queries`), so any outsider-authored text included in that repo (e.g., PR/issue-linked code contributions) is ingestible at runtime by design.
Where we found it
repository source code (--source-root=.)
content-type · 4 sites
The plugin instructs the agent to run `codeql database create --source-root=.`, which ingests the entire repository source tree — including any outsider-authored code from PRs or issue-linked contributions — into a CodeQL database for analysis.
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codeql database create my-db --language=javascript --source-root=.
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codeql database create my-db --language=java --command="./gradlew build" --source-root=.
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codeql database create my-db --language=cpp --command="make all"
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codeql database create my-db --language=java \
W012: Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
What this means
The skill fetches instructions or code from an external URL at runtime, and the fetched content directly controls the agent’s prompts or executes code. This dynamic dependency allows the external source to modify the agent’s behavior without any changes to the skill itself.
Why it was flagged
The skill's install step runs a curl to download and unzip the CodeQL CLI at runtime (https://github.com/github/codeql-cli-binaries/releases/latest/download/codeql-linux64.zip), which fetches and executes remote binary code required to run the skill.
Where we found it
curl -L https://github.[REDACTED].zip -o codeql.zip
command · 1 site
The plugin's install step uses curl to download and unzip the CodeQL CLI binary from a remote GitHub release URL at runtime, fetching and executing unverified remote binary code.
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curl -L https://github.[REDACTED].zip -o codeql.zip
github/codeql-action/init@v3
dependency · 1 site
The CI integration invokes the github/codeql-action/init GitHub Action at a mutable tag reference (@v3), which is a remote dependency executed at runtime.
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- uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
dependency · 1 site
The CI integration invokes the github/codeql-action/analyze GitHub Action at a mutable tag reference (@v3), which is a remote dependency executed at runtime.
references/codeql-reference.md
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- uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
actions/checkout@v5
dependency · 1 site
The CI integration invokes the actions/checkout GitHub Action at a mutable tag reference (@v5), which is a remote dependency executed at runtime.
references/codeql-reference.md
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- uses: actions/checkout@v5
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- Security analysis