Kanban project management software
This report summarizes scanner evidence for kanboard/kanboard, a PHP project with 9,935 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 236,784 lines of code across 1841 source files, recording 794 pattern matches distributed across 6 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 3.6 (Low pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.
Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.
Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.
Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 775 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 17 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 771 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 794 finding(s).
This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.
Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.
This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.
The scanner identified 794 distinct pattern matches across 6 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.
Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | app/Core/DateParser.php | 265 | public function getTimestampFromIsoFormat($value) | CODE |
| LOW | app/Core/Security/Token.php | 73 | public function validateReusableCSRFToken($token) | CODE |
| LOW | app/Core/Security/AuthenticationManager.php | 174 | public function getPostAuthenticationProvider() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Core/Ldap/Client.php | 120 | public function useAnonymousAuthentication() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Core/Ldap/Client.php | 227 | protected function checkForServerConnectionError() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Core/User/UserSession.php | 79 | public function getCredentialsFingerprint() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Core/User/UserSession.php | 117 | public function isPostAuthenticationValidated() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Core/User/UserSession.php | 127 | public function setPostAuthenticationAsValidated() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Core/User/UserSession.php | 152 | public function disablePostAuthentication() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Core/Http/Response.php | 92 | public function withContentSecurityPolicy(array $policies = array()) | CODE |
| LOW | app/Core/Http/Response.php | 122 | public function withStrictTransportSecurity() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Core/ExternalTask/ExternalTaskProviderInterface.php | 78 | public function getModificationFormTemplate(); | CODE |
| LOW | app/Validator/UserValidator.php | 112 | public function validatePasswordModification(array $values) | CODE |
| LOW | app/Validator/TaskValidator.php | 195 | public function validateProjectModification(array $values) | CODE |
| LOW | app/Validator/BaseValidator.php | 46 | protected function commonPasswordValidationRules() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Controller/AnalyticController.php | 139 | public function estimatedVsActualByColumn() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Controller/ProjectCreationController.php | 97 | private function isDestinationProjectPrivate(array $values) | CODE |
| LOW | app/Controller/ProjectCreationController.php | 117 | private function checkSourceProjectAccessAllowed($projectId) | CODE |
| LOW | app/Controller/ProjectCreationController.php | 130 | private function checkTeamProjectCreationAllowed() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Controller/ProjectCreationController.php | 143 | private function checkPrivateProjectCreationAllowed() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Controller/ICalendarController.php | 108 | protected function getConditionForTasksWithStartAndDueDate($start_time, $end_time, $start_column, $end_column) | CODE |
| LOW | app/Controller/BaseController.php | 36 | protected function checkReusableGETCSRFParam() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskCreation.php | 41 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskCreation.php | 52 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/StopSubtaskTimerMoveTaskColumn.php | 46 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/StopSubtaskTimerMoveTaskColumn.php | 59 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskMoveColumnAssigned.php | 46 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskMoveColumnAssigned.php | 60 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskDuplicateAnotherProject.php | 47 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskDuplicateAnotherProject.php | 61 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskEmailNoActivity.php | 45 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskEmailNoActivity.php | 60 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskMoveSwimlaneAssigned.php | 48 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskMoveSwimlaneAssigned.php | 63 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignColorLink.php | 45 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignColorLink.php | 59 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskCloseColumn.php | 45 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskCloseColumn.php | 56 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignCreator.php | 45 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignCreator.php | 58 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignColorOnStartDate.php | 45 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignColorOnStartDate.php | 59 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/SubtaskTimerMoveTaskColumn.php | 46 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/SubtaskTimerMoveTaskColumn.php | 60 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignColorOnDueDate.php | 45 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignColorOnDueDate.php | 59 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignColorSwimlane.php | 46 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignColorSwimlane.php | 60 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignDueDateOnMoveColumn.php | 45 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignDueDateOnMoveColumn.php | 58 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignColorUser.php | 46 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignColorUser.php | 60 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskEmail.php | 47 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskEmail.php | 62 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignCategorySwimlaneChange.php | 46 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignCategorySwimlaneChange.php | 60 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskUpdateStartDateOnMoveColumn.php | 44 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskUpdateStartDateOnMoveColumn.php | 57 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignDueDateOnCreation.php | 45 | public function getActionRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| LOW | app/Action/TaskAssignDueDateOnCreation.php | 58 | public function getEventRequiredParameters() | CODE |
| 709 more matches not shown… | ||||
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL⚡ | assets/js/vendor.min.js | 2 | !function(e,t){"use strict";"object"==typeof module&&"object"==typeof module.exports?module.exports=e.document?t(e,!0):f | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | assets/js/vendor.min.js | 8 | !function(t){"use strict";"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define(["jquery"],t):t(jQuery)}(function(V){"use strict" | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | app/Template/task_duplication/move.php | 22 | 'placeholder' => t('Choose a project'), | CODE |
| LOW | app/Template/task_duplication/copy.php | 21 | 'placeholder' => t('Choose a project'), | CODE |
| LOW | app/Template/header/board_selector.php | 3 | 'placeholder' => t('Display another project'), | CODE |
| LOW | app/Helper/FormHelper.php | 239 | 'placeholder' => t('Write your text in Markdown'), | CODE |
| LOW | tests/units/Core/User/UserPropertyTest.php | 120 | 'email' => 'admin@example.org', | CODE |
| LOW | …ts/units/Controller/UserModificationControllerTest.php | 28 | 'email' => 'admin@example.org', | CODE |
| LOW | …ts/units/Controller/UserModificationControllerTest.php | 63 | $this->assertEquals('admin@example.org', $updatedUser['email']); | CODE |
| LOW | tests/units/Filter/ProjectActivityCreatorFilterTest.php | 46 | $filter = new ProjectActivityCreatorFilter('John Doe'); | CODE |
| LOW | tests/units/Filter/UserNameFilterTest.php | 14 | $this->assertEquals(2, $userModel->create(array('username' => 'jdoe', 'name' => 'John Doe'))); | CODE |
| LOW | assets/js/app.min.js | 232 | this.render=function(){KB.on('select.dropdown.loading.start',onLoadingStart);KB.on('select.dropdown.loading.stop',onLoad | CODE |
| LOW | assets/js/app.min.js | 300 | var textWrapper=KB.dom(containerElement).find('script');textareaElement.html(textWrapper.innerHTML);if(options.placehold | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | assets/js/vendor.min.js | 8 | !function(t){"use strict";"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define(["jquery"],t):t(jQuery)}(function(V){"use strict" | CODE |
| LOW | assets/js/vendor.min.js | 3234 | !function(n){"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define(["jquery"],n):"object"==typeof module&&module.exports?module.e | CODE |
| LOW | assets/js/components/select-dropdown-autocomplete.js | 274 | .attr('placeholder', getPlaceholderValue()) | CODE |
| LOW | assets/js/components/text-editor.js | 74 | textareaElement.attr('placeholder', options.placeholder); | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | libs/minify/src/JS.php | 241 | return $placeholder; | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/minify/src/JS.php | 281 | // quite often, `/` after `)` is a division operator & if it happens to | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/minify/src/CSS.php | 581 | // strip units after zeroes (0px -> 0) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/erusev/parsedown/Parsedown.php | 1 | <?php | COMMENT |
| LOW | …bs/swiftmailer/classes/Swift/Mime/SimpleMimeEntity.php | 81 | public function __construct(Swift_Mime_HeaderSet $headers, Swift_Mime_ContentEncoder $encoder, Swift_KeyCache $cache | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/scripts/commit-checker.py | 22 | print(f"Error retrieving commit message: {e}") | CODE |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/scripts/commit-checker.py | 59 | print(f"Error checking commit range: {e}") | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | libs/phpqrcode/lib/PHPQRCode.php | 14 | * Config file, feel free to modify | COMMENT |