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/**

* @name EJB uses reflection

* @description An EJB should not attempt to use the Reflection API,

* as this could compromise security.

* @kind problem

* @problem.severity error

* @precision low

* @id java/ejb/reflection

* @tags external/cwe/cwe-573

import java

import semmle.code.java.frameworks.javaee.ejb.EJB

import semmle.code.java.frameworks.javaee.ejb.EJBRestrictions

* JSR 220: Enterprise JavaBeansTM,Version 3.0

* EJB Core Contracts and Requirements

* Section 21.1.2 Programming Restrictions

* - The enterprise bean must not attempt to query a class to obtain information about the declared

* members that are not otherwise accessible to the enterprise bean because of the security rules

* of the Java language. The enterprise bean must not attempt to use the Reflection API to access

* information that the security rules of the Java programming language make unavailable.

* Allowing the enterprise bean to access information about other classes and to access the classes in a

* manner that is normally disallowed by the Java programming language could compromise security.

from Callable origin, ForbiddenReflectionCallable target, Call call

where ejbCalls(origin, target, call)

select origin, "EJB should not use reflection by calling $@.", call,

target.getDeclaringType().getName() + "." + target.getName()