Source Code Review.
Source code review (secure code review) is an authorized, manual white-box audit of your application’s source code, run by security professionals to find and prove vulnerabilities at their root — injection sinks, broken authorization, hardcoded secrets, unsafe deserialization, and vulnerable dependencies — including flaws that black-box penetration testing cannot see from the outside.
Every review is hands-on and aligned with the OWASP Code Review Guide and ASVS. We read the code paths an attacker would reach, trace tainted input from source to sink, and pair static analysis with manual verification to cut false positives.
Injection & unsafe sinks
Tainted data flowing into SQL, OS commands, templates (SSTI), and deserializers — traced from input source to dangerous sink in the code.
Authentication & authorization logic
Access-control checks as implemented in code: missing or inconsistent authorization, IDOR at the data layer, and privilege boundaries the application fails to enforce.
Secrets & configuration
Hardcoded credentials, API keys, tokens, and private keys committed to source, plus insecure defaults and debug flags left in configuration.
Cryptography & data handling
Weak or home-grown crypto, improper key and password storage, weak randomness, and sensitive data logged or exposed in code.
Insecure dependencies (SCA)
Third-party libraries and components with known CVEs, risky transitive dependencies, and outdated frameworks pulled in by your build.
Framework & language anti-patterns
Misuse of framework security features, unsafe APIs, mass assignment, and language-specific footguns across your stack.
- check_circle An executive summary that translates code-level risk into business impact.
- check_circle Every finding mapped to the exact file, line, and code path, with CVSS-scored severity.
- check_circle Developer-ready remediation — the secure pattern to adopt, not just the flaw to remove.
- check_circle A complimentary re-review to confirm your fixes close the issue at the source.
We review against recognized secure-coding methodologies and map findings to the Indonesian regulatory context so your report is useful to developers, auditors, and regulators alike. Warpstar is a collective of certified operators; we do not claim organizational certifications we do not hold.
What is the difference between source code review and penetration testing? add
A penetration test attacks your running application from the outside (black-box) and proves what an attacker can reach. A source code review reads the actual source (white-box) to find flaws at their root — code paths, hardcoded secrets, and logic errors that are never visible from the outside. They are complementary, and many teams do both.
Which languages and frameworks do you review? add
We review the common web and mobile stacks — including PHP, Java, .NET, Python, Node.js/TypeScript, Go, Ruby, Kotlin, and Swift — and their major frameworks. Tell us your stack and we will confirm coverage before we start.
Do you need full access to our source code? add
Yes. A secure code review is a white-box engagement, so we need read access to the repository, ideally with the build configuration. Access is handled under a signed agreement, and we can work from a read-only copy or inside your environment to keep the code in your control.
How much does a source code review cost? add
It scales mostly with the size and complexity of the codebase — lines of code, number of components, and the languages involved. Share your repository size and stack and we will provide a fixed quote before any work begins.