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‘requireSSL’ attribute is not set to true
A lock is held during a wait
ASP.NET config file enables directory browsing
Arbitrary file access during archive extraction (”Zip Slip”)
Assembly path injection
Bad dynamic call
Bad multiple iteration
Block code with a single Response.Write()
Block with too many statements
Call to ‘System.IO.Path.Combine’ may silently drop its earlier arguments
Call to GC.Collect()
Call to ReferenceEquals(…) on value type expressions
Call to obsolete method
Calls to unmanaged code
Cast from abstract to concrete collection
Cast of ‘this’ to a type parameter
Cast to same type
Chain of ‘is’ tests
Character passed to StringBuilder constructor
Class does not implement Equals(object)
Class has same name as super class
Class implements ICloneable
Clear text storage of sensitive information
Comparison is constant
Comparison of identical values
Complex condition
Constant condition
Container contents are never accessed
Container contents are never initialized
Container size compared to zero
Cookie ‘HttpOnly’ attribute is not set to true
Cookie ‘Secure’ attribute is not set to true
Cookie security: overly broad domain
Cookie security: overly broad path
Cookie security: persistent cookie
Creating an ASP.NET debug binary may reveal sensitive information
Cross-site scripting
Denial of Service from comparison of user input against expensive regex
Dereferenced variable is always null
Dereferenced variable may be null
Deserialization of untrusted data
Deserialized delegate
Dispose may not be called if an exception is thrown during execution
Double-checked lock is not thread-safe
Dubious downcast of ‘this’
Dubious type test of ‘this’
Empty branch of conditional, or empty loop body
Empty lock statement
Empty password in configuration file
Encryption using ECB
Equality check on floating point values
Equals on collections
Equals on incomparable types
Equals should not apply “as”
Equals should not apply “is”
Erroneous class compare
Exposing internal representation
Exposure of private information
Failure to abandon session
Field masks field in super class
Futile conditional
Futile synchronization on field
Generic catch clause
Hashed value without GetHashCode definition
Header checking disabled
Impossible array cast
Improper control of generation of code
Inappropriate intimacy
Inconsistent CompareTo and Equals
Inconsistent Equals(object) and GetHashCode()
Inconsistent lock sequence
Inconsistently synchronized property
Inefficient use of ContainsKey
Information exposure through an exception
Information exposure through transmitted data
Insecure Direct Object Reference
Insecure SQL connection
Insecure randomness
Invalid string formatting
LDAP query built from user-controlled sources
Local scope variable shadows member
Locking the ‘this’ object in a lock statement
Log entries created from user input
Mishandling the Japanese era start date
Misleading indentation
Missed ‘readonly’ opportunity
Missed ‘using’ opportunity
Missed opportunity to use All
Missed opportunity to use Cast
Missed opportunity to use OfType
Missed opportunity to use Select
Missed opportunity to use Where
Missed ternary opportunity
Missing Dispose call on local IDisposable
Missing X-Frame-Options HTTP header
Missing XML validation
Missing a summary in documentation comment
Missing cross-site request forgery token validation
Missing function level access control
Missing global error handler
Nested ‘if’ statements can be combined
Nested loops with same variable
Null argument to Equals(object)
Off-by-one comparison against container length
Page request validation is disabled
Poor error handling: catch of NullReferenceException
Poor error handling: empty catch block
Possible loss of precision
Potentially dangerous use of non-short-circuit logic
Potentially incorrect CompareTo(…) signature
Potentially incorrect Equals(…) signature
Property value is not used when setting a property
Recursive call to Equals(object)
Recursive call to operator==
Redundant Select
Redundant ToString() call
Reference equality test on System.Object
Regular expression injection
Resource injection
Rethrowing exception variable
SQL query built from user-controlled sources
Self-assignment
Serialization check bypass
Static field written by instance method
String concatenation in loop
StringBuilder creation in loop
Thread-unsafe capturing of an ICryptoTransform object
Thread-unsafe use of a static ICryptoTransform field
Too many ‘ref’ parameters
URL redirection from remote source
Unchecked cast in Equals method
Uncontrolled command line
Uncontrolled data used in path expression
Uncontrolled format string
Unmanaged code
Unnecessarily complex Boolean expression
Unsafe year argument for ‘DateTime’ constructor
Unsynchronized access to static collection member in non-static context
Untrusted XML is read insecurely
Unused label
Unvalidated local pointer arithmetic
Use of default ToString()
Use of file upload
Useless ?? expression
Useless assignment to local variable
Useless call to GetHashCode()
Useless type test
Useless upcast
User-controlled bypass of sensitive method
Value shadowing
Value shadowing: server variable
Virtual call in constructor or destructor
Weak encryption
Weak encryption: Insufficient key size
Weak encryption: inadequate RSA padding
XML injection
XPath injection
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