threat-modeling.md

Threat Model Analysis for spectreconsole/spectre.console

Threat: Input Validation Vulnerabilities in Prompts

Description: An attacker provides malicious input to spectre.console prompts (e.g., TextPrompt, ConfirmPrompt). This input could be crafted to exploit missing input validation in the application. For example, injecting shell commands into a prompt expecting a filename, or providing non-numeric data to a prompt expecting an integer. Impact: Application crashes, unexpected behavior, command injection leading to arbitrary code execution on the server or client machine, data corruption, or privilege escalation if the application runs with elevated permissions. Affected Spectre.Console Component: Prompt module, specifically functions like Ask, Confirm, Prompt. Risk Severity: High Mitigation Strategies: * Implement robust input validation for all spectre.console prompts. * Use specific prompt types (e.g., TextPrompt<int>, TextPrompt<DateTime>) to enforce data types. * Utilize built-in validation features of spectre.console prompts where available. * Sanitize and escape user input before using it in system commands, database queries, or file operations. * Employ input length limits to prevent buffer overflows or denial-of-service attacks.

Threat: Vulnerabilities in spectre.console or its Dependencies

Description: spectre.console or its dependencies contain security vulnerabilities. An attacker exploits these known vulnerabilities in outdated versions of the library to compromise the application. This could be achieved by exploiting publicly disclosed vulnerabilities or through supply chain attacks targeting dependencies. Impact: Application compromise, data breaches, denial of service, arbitrary code execution, depending on the nature of the vulnerability. Affected Spectre.Console Component: Entire spectre.console library and its dependencies. Risk Severity: High to Critical (depending on the vulnerability) Mitigation Strategies: * Regularly update spectre.console and all its dependencies to the latest stable versions. * Monitor security advisories and vulnerability databases for spectre.console and its dependencies (e.g., GitHub Security Advisories, CVE databases). * Implement a dependency scanning process (e.g., using tools like OWASP Dependency-Check, Snyk) to identify and address known vulnerabilities in project dependencies. * Follow security best practices for dependency management and supply chain security.