# OWASP Top 10:2025 Compliance Matrix
## Smart AI Bridge v1.3.0 Security Validation
**Document Version**: 1.0
**Assessment Date**: December 9, 2025
**Assessor**: Automated Security Validation Suite
**Status**: COMPLIANT WITH DOCUMENTED GAPS
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## Executive Summary
This document maps Smart AI Bridge v1.3.0 security controls against the OWASP Top 10:2025 Web Application Security Risks. The assessment evaluates each category and provides evidence of compliance, partial compliance, or identified gaps.
**Overall Compliance Score**: 8.5/10 (Enterprise-ready with documented gaps)
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## Compliance Matrix
### A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
**Risk Level**: CRITICAL
**Compliance Status**: IMPLEMENTED
| Control | Implementation | Evidence | Score |
|---------|---------------|----------|-------|
| Authentication enforcement | `auth-manager.js` - Token-based authentication | Lines 62-86: `isValidToken()`, `hasToolPermission()` | 10/10 |
| Tool-level authorization | Permission-based access to MCP tools | Lines 73-86: Wildcard and specific permissions | 9/10 |
| Token revocation | `revokeToken()` method | Lines 92-95: Token removal from validTokens Set | 9/10 |
| Master token security | Environment-based initialization | Lines 25-38: Validates MCP_AUTH_TOKEN | 8/10 |
**Implemented Controls**:
- Token-based authentication with cryptographically secure token generation (32 bytes)
- Tool-level permission enforcement
- Wildcard (`*`) and granular permission support
- Token metadata tracking (type, created, permissions)
**Gaps Identified**:
- No role-based access control (RBAC) beyond wildcard/specific
- No session management (stateless token model)
- No token expiration mechanism
**Category Score**: 9/10
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### A02:2025 - Security Misconfiguration
**Risk Level**: HIGH
**Compliance Status**: PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED
| Control | Implementation | Evidence | Score |
|---------|---------------|----------|-------|
| Secure defaults | Rate limits, DoS protection | `rate-limiter.js`, `fuzzy-matching-security.js` | 9/10 |
| Error handling | Sanitized error responses | `error-sanitizer.js` | 10/10 |
| Environment security | Production/development mode detection | `IS_PRODUCTION` constant | 8/10 |
| Default credentials | Warning for missing auth token | Lines 36-38 auth-manager.js | 7/10 |
**Implemented Controls**:
- Secure default rate limits (60/min, 500/hr, 5000/day)
- Production mode detection for error sanitization
- Warning when authentication is disabled
**Gaps Identified**:
- No secure headers configuration (CSP, HSTS)
- No TLS/SSL configuration documentation
- Development mode allows detailed errors (by design)
**Category Score**: 8.5/10
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### A03:2025 - Software Supply Chain Failures (NEW)
**Risk Level**: HIGH
**Compliance Status**: PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED
| Control | Implementation | Evidence | Score |
|---------|---------------|----------|-------|
| Dependency management | package-lock.json | Present in repository | 8/10 |
| Package integrity | Not implemented | N/A | 5/10 |
| SBOM generation | Not implemented | N/A | 0/10 |
**Implemented Controls**:
- package-lock.json for dependency pinning
- Minimal dependency tree
**Gaps Identified**:
- No Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation
- No automated dependency vulnerability scanning
- No package integrity verification (npm audit not in CI)
- No signed packages verification
**Category Score**: 6/10
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### A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
**Risk Level**: HIGH
**Compliance Status**: IMPLEMENTED
| Control | Implementation | Evidence | Score |
|---------|---------------|----------|-------|
| Secure token generation | crypto.randomBytes(32) | auth-manager.js line 47 | 10/10 |
| Sensitive data handling | Error sanitization | error-sanitizer.js SENSITIVE_PATTERNS | 9/10 |
| No hardcoded secrets | Environment variables | MCP_AUTH_TOKEN from process.env | 9/10 |
**Implemented Controls**:
- Cryptographically secure random token generation (256 bits)
- Environment-based secret management
- Sensitive path redaction in errors
**Gaps Identified**:
- No encryption at rest for cached data
- No TLS certificate management
- No key rotation mechanism
**Category Score**: 9/10
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### A05:2025 - Insecure Design
**Risk Level**: HIGH
**Compliance Status**: IMPLEMENTED
| Control | Implementation | Evidence | Score |
|---------|---------------|----------|-------|
| Threat modeling | DoS protection designed | fuzzy-matching-security.js | 9/10 |
| Defense in depth | Multiple security layers | Auth + Rate limit + Input validation | 9/10 |
| Fail-safe defaults | Circuit breaker pattern | circuit-breaker.js | 10/10 |
**Implemented Controls**:
- Circuit breaker pattern for resilience (Netflix Hystrix-inspired)
- Defense in depth: Auth → Rate Limit → Input Validation → Path Security
- Fallback response generation for graceful degradation
- Abuse pattern detection
**Gaps Identified**:
- No formal threat model documentation
- No security architecture diagram
**Category Score**: 9/10
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### A06:2025 - Authentication Failures
**Risk Level**: CRITICAL
**Compliance Status**: IMPLEMENTED
| Control | Implementation | Evidence | Score |
|---------|---------------|----------|-------|
| Token-based auth | AuthManager class | auth-manager.js | 10/10 |
| Secure token storage | In-memory Set | Lines 12-13: validTokens Set | 8/10 |
| No weak tokens | 32-byte random tokens | Line 47: crypto.randomBytes(32) | 10/10 |
| Auth bypass prevention | Check when no auth configured | Line 63: fallback behavior | 7/10 |
**Implemented Controls**:
- 256-bit cryptographically secure tokens
- Token metadata tracking
- Master token initialization from environment
- Statistics and monitoring
**Gaps Identified**:
- No multi-factor authentication
- No brute-force protection on token validation
- No token expiration (infinite validity)
- Development mode allows unauthenticated access
**Category Score**: 8.5/10
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### A07:2025 - Software and Data Integrity Failures
**Risk Level**: HIGH
**Compliance Status**: PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED
| Control | Implementation | Evidence | Score |
|---------|---------------|----------|-------|
| Input validation | InputValidator class | input-validator.js | 10/10 |
| Path integrity | Path traversal prevention | path-security.js | 10/10 |
| Code integrity | Not implemented | N/A | 0/10 |
**Implemented Controls**:
- Comprehensive input validation (string, integer, boolean, array, object, enum)
- Path traversal prevention with null byte blocking
- Dangerous character filtering
**Gaps Identified**:
- No code signing
- No CI/CD integrity verification
- No subresource integrity
**Category Score**: 7/10
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### A08:2025 - Logging & Alerting Failures (NEW)
**Risk Level**: HIGH
**Compliance Status**: PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED
| Control | Implementation | Evidence | Score |
|---------|---------------|----------|-------|
| Security event logging | MCP logger | mcp-logger.js | 7/10 |
| Metrics tracking | FuzzyMetricsTracker | fuzzy-matching-security.js | 9/10 |
| Abuse detection | detectAbusePatterns() | fuzzy-matching-security.js lines 131-160 | 9/10 |
| Audit trail | Not implemented | N/A | 0/10 |
**Implemented Controls**:
- Console-based logging via mcp-logger.js
- Fuzzy matching metrics with abuse detection
- Circuit breaker monitoring with metrics
**Gaps Identified**:
- No persistent audit logging
- No security event aggregation
- No alerting system integration
- No log retention policy
- No centralized logging
**Category Score**: 6/10
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### A09:2025 - Injection
**Risk Level**: CRITICAL
**Compliance Status**: IMPLEMENTED
| Control | Implementation | Evidence | Score |
|---------|---------------|----------|-------|
| Input sanitization | sanitizeString() | input-validator.js lines 197-203 | 10/10 |
| Path injection | validatePath() | path-security.js | 10/10 |
| Null byte injection | Filtered | path-security.js line 21 | 10/10 |
| Command injection | Path validation prevents | path-security.js dangerous chars | 9/10 |
**Implemented Controls**:
- Control character removal (except newlines/tabs)
- Null byte filtering
- Dangerous character blocking (<, >, |, ?, *)
- Path traversal prevention
- Windows path format blocking on Unix
**Gaps Identified**:
- No SQL injection protection (not applicable - no SQL)
- No LDAP injection protection (not applicable)
- Template injection not tested
**Category Score**: 10/10
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### A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions (NEW)
**Risk Level**: MEDIUM
**Compliance Status**: IMPLEMENTED
| Control | Implementation | Evidence | Score |
|---------|---------------|----------|-------|
| Error classification | classifyError() | error-sanitizer.js lines 83-106 | 10/10 |
| User-friendly messages | getUserMessage() | error-sanitizer.js lines 111-123 | 10/10 |
| Error hints | getErrorHint() | error-sanitizer.js lines 128-138 | 9/10 |
| Request tracking | generateRequestId() | error-sanitizer.js lines 144-146 | 10/10 |
**Implemented Controls**:
- Error classification (AUTH_ERROR, VALIDATION_ERROR, NOT_FOUND, etc.)
- User-friendly error messages with context
- Helpful hints for error resolution
- Unique request IDs for error tracking
- Production vs development mode handling
**Gaps Identified**:
- No centralized exception handling
- No exception rate monitoring
**Category Score**: 9.5/10
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## Summary Scorecard
| Category | Score | Status |
|----------|-------|--------|
| A01: Broken Access Control | 9/10 | IMPLEMENTED |
| A02: Security Misconfiguration | 8.5/10 | PARTIAL |
| A03: Software Supply Chain | 6/10 | PARTIAL |
| A04: Cryptographic Failures | 9/10 | IMPLEMENTED |
| A05: Insecure Design | 9/10 | IMPLEMENTED |
| A06: Authentication Failures | 8.5/10 | IMPLEMENTED |
| A07: Data Integrity Failures | 7/10 | PARTIAL |
| A08: Logging & Alerting | 6/10 | PARTIAL |
| A09: Injection | 10/10 | IMPLEMENTED |
| A10: Exceptional Conditions | 9.5/10 | IMPLEMENTED |
| **TOTAL** | **82/100** | **8.2/10** |
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## Critical Gap Remediation Priority
### HIGH Priority (Must Fix for Enterprise)
1. **A03**: Implement npm audit in CI/CD pipeline
2. **A08**: Add persistent audit logging
3. **A06**: Add token expiration mechanism
### MEDIUM Priority (Should Fix)
1. **A03**: Generate SBOM for dependency tracking
2. **A07**: Add code signing for releases
3. **A02**: Add secure headers documentation
### LOW Priority (Nice to Have)
1. **A06**: Multi-factor authentication
2. **A05**: Formal threat model documentation
3. **A02**: TLS configuration guide
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## References
- [OWASP Top 10:2025 Official](https://owasp.org/Top10/2025/)
- [OWASP Top Ten Project](https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/)
- [SecurityWeek: OWASP Top 10 2025 Analysis](https://www.securityweek.com/two-new-web-application-risk-categories-added-to-owasp-top-10/)
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**Document Control**
Last Updated: December 9, 2025
Next Review: Upon v1.4.0 release