Java: Add support for adding additional value steps.

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/FlowSteps.qll

@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ class AdditionalTaintStep extends Unit {
   abstract predicate step(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2);
 }
 
+/**
+ * A unit class for adding additional value steps.
+ *
+ * Extend this class to add additional value-preserving steps that should apply
+ * to all data flow configurations.
+ */
+class AdditionalValueStep extends Unit {
+  /**
+   * Holds if the step from `node1` to `node2` is a value-preserving step and
+   * should apply to all data flow configurations.
+   */
+  abstract predicate step(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2);
+}
+
 /**
  * A method or constructor that preserves taint.
  *

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ private import DataFlowDispatch
 private import semmle.code.java.controlflow.Guards
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.SSA
 private import ContainerFlow
+private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.FlowSteps
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.FlowSummary
 private import FlowSummaryImpl as FlowSummaryImpl
 import DataFlowNodes::Private
@@ -73,9 +74,14 @@ private predicate variableCaptureStep(Node node1, ExprNode node2) {
  * variable capture.
  */
 predicate jumpStep(Node node1, Node node2) {
-  staticFieldStep(node1, node2) or
-  variableCaptureStep(node1, node2) or
+  staticFieldStep(node1, node2)
+  or
+  variableCaptureStep(node1, node2)
+  or
   variableCaptureStep(node1.(PostUpdateNode).getPreUpdateNode(), node2)
+  or
+  any(AdditionalValueStep a).step(node1, node2) and
+  node1.getEnclosingCallable() != node2.getEnclosingCallable()
 }
 
 /**

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowUtil.qll

@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ predicate simpleLocalFlowStep(Node node1, Node node2) {
   )
   or
   FlowSummaryImpl::Private::Steps::summaryLocalStep(node1, node2, true)
+  or
+  any(AdditionalValueStep a).step(node1, node2) and
+  pragma[only_bind_out](node1.getEnclosingCallable()) =
+    pragma[only_bind_out](node2.getEnclosingCallable())
 }
 
 private newtype TContent =