# nccgroup/sobelow

Security-focused static analysis for the Phoenix Framework

Repository: https://github.com/nccgroup/sobelow
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sobelow
Language: Elixir
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: static-analysis, phoenix-framework, security, elixir
Last push: 2024-08-20T20:05:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3400, "days_push": 743, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1791, forks 126 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:37.011979+00:00)

## What it is
Sobelow is a security-focused static analysis tool for Elixir and the Phoenix framework, detecting common vulnerability classes like SQL injection, XSS, and command injection. It is distributed as a Mix dependency or escript and flags findings with confidence-based severity colors.

## Use cases
- scan a Phoenix app for security vulnerabilities
- find SQL injection and XSS in Elixir code
- prevent introducing common vulnerabilities in CI
- audit insecure configuration and vulnerable dependencies
- get a quick points-of-interest view for security research

## When to choose
- you maintain an Elixir/Phoenix web application and want automated security scanning
- you want SAST tuned specifically to Phoenix vulnerability patterns
- you need a lightweight CLI scanner installable via mix

## When to avoid
- your project is not written in Elixir or does not use Phoenix
- you need dynamic testing, fuzzing, or runtime protection rather than static analysis
- you require broad multi-language SAST coverage

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, vulnerability-scanning, linter, testing
- domain: security, web-development, developer-tools, backend
- platform: cli, elixir, cross-platform
- tags: static-analysis, sast, phoenix-framework, elixir, code-scanning, owasp

## Member repositories
- nccgroup/sobelow (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.011979+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:23:06.724935+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nccgroup/sobelow (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.011979+00:00, sha f26cca8695a6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.