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Web3 Secure Audit

Web3 Secure Audit

A comprehensive Solidity vulnerability assessment tool designed for Web3 developers and security researchers. This tool provides deep analysis of smart contracts, identifying security vulnerabilities, gas optimization opportunities, and compliance issues.

Features

  • Advanced Vulnerability Detection - Identifies complex security issues in Solidity contracts
  • Gas Analysis - Comprehensive gas usage analysis and optimization suggestions
  • Compliance Checking - Validates contracts against industry standards and best practices
  • Interactive Reports - Detailed, interactive security reports with remediation guidance
  • Integration Support - Seamless integration with development workflows and CI/CD pipelines
  • Custom Rule Engine - Support for custom security rules and patterns
  • Multi-Contract Analysis - Analyzes entire contract ecosystems and dependencies

Security Analysis Capabilities

Critical Vulnerabilities

  • Reentrancy Attacks - Advanced detection of reentrancy patterns
  • Integer Overflow/Underflow - Comprehensive arithmetic vulnerability analysis
  • Access Control Issues - Detailed access control mechanism validation
  • Unchecked External Calls - Analysis of dangerous external interactions
  • Front-Running Vulnerabilities - Detection of MEV and front-running risks

High Priority Issues

  • Storage Optimization - Advanced storage layout analysis
  • Function Optimization - Gas-efficient function pattern suggestions
  • Event Emission - Transparency and logging validation
  • Error Handling - Comprehensive error handling analysis

Medium Priority Issues

  • Code Quality - Code smell detection and anti-pattern identification
  • Documentation - NatSpec documentation compliance checking
  • Naming Conventions - Solidity naming standard validation
  • Import Organization - Import structure optimization

Tech Stack

  • Core Engine: Python 3.9+ with custom Solidity parser
  • Analysis Framework: Advanced static analysis with symbolic execution
  • Vulnerability Database: Curated database of known Web3 vulnerabilities
  • Reporting Engine: Multi-format reporting (HTML, JSON, PDF, Markdown)
  • Integration APIs: RESTful API for custom integrations

Installation & Setup

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/1cbyc/web3-secure-audit.git
    cd web3-secure-audit
    
  2. Install dependencies:

    pip install -r requirements.txt
    
  3. Configure the tool:

    cp config.example.yaml config.yaml
    # Edit configuration file with your preferences
    
  4. Run analysis:

    python web3_audit.py --contract path/to/contract.sol
    

Usage Examples

Basic Contract Analysis

python web3_audit.py --contract contracts/Token.sol

Comprehensive Project Analysis

python web3_audit.py \
  --project contracts/ \
  --output detailed-report.html \
  --severity critical,high,medium \
  --include-gas-analysis \
  --include-compliance-check

CI/CD Integration

# GitHub Actions workflow
- name: Web3 Security Audit
  run: |
    python web3_audit.py --project contracts/ --output audit-report.json
    python web3_audit.py --validate-report audit-report.json --max-critical 0

Sample Analysis Output

{
  "contract": "Token.sol",
  "analysis_date": "2024-01-25T14:30:00Z",
  "security_score": 85,
  "vulnerabilities": [
    {
      "severity": "critical",
      "type": "reentrancy",
      "line": 67,
      "function": "withdraw",
      "description": "Potential reentrancy vulnerability in withdraw function",
      "impact": "High - Could lead to fund drainage",
      "recommendation": "Implement ReentrancyGuard or use checks-effects-interactions pattern",
      "code_snippet": "function withdraw() public { ... }"
    }
  ],
  "gas_analysis": {
    "total_gas": 180000,
    "optimization_opportunities": 5,
    "estimated_savings": "30%",
    "recommendations": [
      "Use unchecked blocks for arithmetic operations",
      "Optimize storage layout",
      "Combine multiple external calls"
    ]
  },
  "compliance": {
    "erc20_compliant": true,
    "best_practices_score": 78,
    "documentation_score": 65
  }
}

Advanced Features

Symbolic Execution

  • Path Analysis - Analyzes all possible execution paths
  • State Exploration - Explores different contract states
  • Vulnerability Discovery - Discovers complex vulnerability patterns

Machine Learning Integration

  • Pattern Recognition - ML-powered vulnerability pattern detection
  • Risk Assessment - Automated risk scoring based on historical data
  • False Positive Reduction - Advanced filtering to reduce false positives

Custom Rule Engine

# Custom security rule example
rules:
  - name: "Custom Access Control"
    pattern: "function admin.*()"
    check: "has_modifier('onlyOwner')"
    severity: "high"
    message: "Admin functions should have proper access control"

Integration Capabilities

Development Tools

  • VS Code Extension - Real-time vulnerability detection
  • IDE Plugins - Support for popular development environments
  • Pre-commit Hooks - Automated scanning before commits
  • API Integration - RESTful API for custom tooling

CI/CD Pipelines

  • GitHub Actions - Automated scanning on pull requests
  • GitLab CI - GitLab pipeline integration
  • Jenkins - Custom Jenkins pipeline support
  • Azure DevOps - Azure pipeline integration

Project Impact

This tool has been adopted by:

  • DeFi Protocols - Ensuring security before mainnet deployment
  • Security Auditors - Supporting manual audit processes
  • Development Teams - Integrating security into development workflows
  • Educational Institutions - Teaching blockchain security concepts

Future Roadmap

  • AI-Powered Analysis - Advanced AI for vulnerability detection
  • Formal Verification - Integration with formal verification tools
  • Multi-Language Support - Support for other smart contract languages
  • Real-time Monitoring - Continuous monitoring of deployed contracts
  • Advanced Visualization - Interactive vulnerability visualization tools