Merge pull request #20148 from Napalys/js/reg-exp-env-variable-threat-model

JS: Exclude environment variables from `js/regex-injection` query by default
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Napalys Klicius
2025-08-18 09:32:15 +02:00
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16 changed files with 89 additions and 11 deletions

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*/
import javascript
private import codeql.threatmodels.ThreatModels
module RegExpInjection {
/**
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/**
* An active threat-model source, considered as a flow source.
* Excludes environment variables by default - they require the "environment" threat model.
*/
private class ActiveThreatModelSourceAsSource extends Source instanceof ActiveThreatModelSource {
ActiveThreatModelSourceAsSource() { not this.isClientSideSource() }
ActiveThreatModelSourceAsSource() {
not this.isClientSideSource() and
not this.(ThreatModelSource).getThreatModel() = "environment"
}
}
private import IndirectCommandInjectionCustomizations
/**
* Environment variables as a source when the "environment" threat model is active.
*/
private class EnvironmentVariableAsSource extends Source instanceof ThreatModelSource {
EnvironmentVariableAsSource() {
this.getThreatModel() = "environment" and
currentThreatModel("environment")
}
override string describe() { result = "environment variable" }
}
/**
* A read of `process.env`, `process.argv`, and similar, considered as a flow source for regular
* expression injection.
* Command line arguments as a source for regular expression injection.
*/
class ArgvAsSource extends Source instanceof IndirectCommandInjection::Source {
override string describe() { result = IndirectCommandInjection::Source.super.describe() }
private class CommandLineArgumentAsSource extends Source instanceof CommandLineArguments {
override string describe() { result = "command-line argument" }
}
/**

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---
category: minorAnalysis
---
* The `js/regex-injection` query no longer considers environment variables as sources by default. Environment variables can be re-enabled as sources by setting the threat model to include the "environment" category.

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| RegExpInjection.js:49:14:49:52 | key.spl ... in("-") | RegExpInjection.js:5:13:5:28 | req.param("key") | RegExpInjection.js:49:14:49:52 | key.spl ... in("-") | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:5:13:5:28 | req.param("key") | user-provided value |
| RegExpInjection.js:59:14:59:18 | input | RegExpInjection.js:55:39:55:56 | req.param("input") | RegExpInjection.js:59:14:59:18 | input | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:55:39:55:56 | req.param("input") | user-provided value |
| RegExpInjection.js:82:14:82:55 | "^.*\\.( ... + ")$" | RegExpInjection.js:77:15:77:32 | req.param("input") | RegExpInjection.js:82:14:82:55 | "^.*\\.( ... + ")$" | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:77:15:77:32 | req.param("input") | user-provided value |
| RegExpInjection.js:86:16:86:50 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | RegExpInjection.js:86:20:86:30 | process.env | RegExpInjection.js:86:16:86:50 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:86:20:86:30 | process.env | environment variable |
| RegExpInjection.js:88:16:88:49 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | RegExpInjection.js:88:20:88:31 | process.argv | RegExpInjection.js:88:16:88:49 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:88:20:88:31 | process.argv | command-line argument |
| RegExpInjection.js:95:14:95:22 | sanitized | RegExpInjection.js:92:15:92:32 | req.param("input") | RegExpInjection.js:95:14:95:22 | sanitized | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:92:15:92:32 | req.param("input") | user-provided value |
| tst.js:6:16:6:35 | "^"+ data.name + "$" | tst.js:5:16:5:29 | req.query.data | tst.js:6:16:6:35 | "^"+ data.name + "$" | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | tst.js:5:16:5:29 | req.query.data | user-provided value |
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ edges
| RegExpInjection.js:77:15:77:32 | req.param("input") | RegExpInjection.js:77:7:77:32 | input | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:82:25:82:29 | input | RegExpInjection.js:82:25:82:48 | input.r ... g, "\|") | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:82:25:82:48 | input.r ... g, "\|") | RegExpInjection.js:82:14:82:55 | "^.*\\.( ... + ")$" | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:86:20:86:30 | process.env | RegExpInjection.js:86:16:86:50 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:88:20:88:31 | process.argv | RegExpInjection.js:88:16:88:49 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:92:7:92:32 | input | RegExpInjection.js:94:19:94:23 | input | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:92:15:92:32 | req.param("input") | RegExpInjection.js:92:7:92:32 | input | provenance | |
@@ -109,8 +107,6 @@ nodes
| RegExpInjection.js:82:14:82:55 | "^.*\\.( ... + ")$" | semmle.label | "^.*\\.( ... + ")$" |
| RegExpInjection.js:82:25:82:29 | input | semmle.label | input |
| RegExpInjection.js:82:25:82:48 | input.r ... g, "\|") | semmle.label | input.r ... g, "\|") |
| RegExpInjection.js:86:16:86:50 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | semmle.label | `^${pro ... r.app$` |
| RegExpInjection.js:86:20:86:30 | process.env | semmle.label | process.env |
| RegExpInjection.js:88:16:88:49 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | semmle.label | `^${pro ... r.app$` |
| RegExpInjection.js:88:20:88:31 | process.argv | semmle.label | process.argv |
| RegExpInjection.js:92:7:92:32 | input | semmle.label | input |

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});
app.get("argv", function(req, res) {
new RegExp(`^${process.env.HOME}/Foo/bar.app$`); // $ Alert[js/regex-injection]
new RegExp(`^${process.env.HOME}/Foo/bar.app$`); // environment variable, should be detected only with threat model enabled.
new RegExp(`^${process.argv[1]}/Foo/bar.app$`); // $ Alert[js/regex-injection]
});

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#select
| RegExpInjection.js:6:14:6:48 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | RegExpInjection.js:6:18:6:28 | process.env | RegExpInjection.js:6:14:6:48 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:6:18:6:28 | process.env | environment variable |
| RegExpInjection.js:8:14:8:40 | `^${pro ... }/bin$` | RegExpInjection.js:8:18:8:28 | process.env | RegExpInjection.js:8:14:8:40 | `^${pro ... }/bin$` | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:8:18:8:28 | process.env | environment variable |
| RegExpInjection.js:11:14:11:19 | envVar | RegExpInjection.js:10:16:10:26 | process.env | RegExpInjection.js:11:14:11:19 | envVar | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:10:16:10:26 | process.env | environment variable |
| RegExpInjection.js:14:14:14:47 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | RegExpInjection.js:14:18:14:29 | process.argv | RegExpInjection.js:14:14:14:47 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:14:18:14:29 | process.argv | command-line argument |
| RegExpInjection.js:17:14:17:17 | argv | RegExpInjection.js:16:14:16:25 | process.argv | RegExpInjection.js:17:14:17:17 | argv | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:16:14:16:25 | process.argv | command-line argument |
| RegExpInjection.js:21:14:21:22 | userInput | RegExpInjection.js:20:19:20:36 | req.param("input") | RegExpInjection.js:21:14:21:22 | userInput | This regular expression is constructed from a $@. | RegExpInjection.js:20:19:20:36 | req.param("input") | user-provided value |
edges
| RegExpInjection.js:6:18:6:28 | process.env | RegExpInjection.js:6:14:6:48 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:8:18:8:28 | process.env | RegExpInjection.js:8:14:8:40 | `^${pro ... }/bin$` | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:10:7:10:35 | envVar | RegExpInjection.js:11:14:11:19 | envVar | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:10:16:10:26 | process.env | RegExpInjection.js:10:7:10:35 | envVar | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:14:18:14:29 | process.argv | RegExpInjection.js:14:14:14:47 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:16:7:16:28 | argv | RegExpInjection.js:17:14:17:17 | argv | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:16:14:16:25 | process.argv | RegExpInjection.js:16:7:16:28 | argv | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:20:7:20:36 | userInput | RegExpInjection.js:21:14:21:22 | userInput | provenance | |
| RegExpInjection.js:20:19:20:36 | req.param("input") | RegExpInjection.js:20:7:20:36 | userInput | provenance | |
nodes
| RegExpInjection.js:6:14:6:48 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | semmle.label | `^${pro ... r.app$` |
| RegExpInjection.js:6:18:6:28 | process.env | semmle.label | process.env |
| RegExpInjection.js:8:14:8:40 | `^${pro ... }/bin$` | semmle.label | `^${pro ... }/bin$` |
| RegExpInjection.js:8:18:8:28 | process.env | semmle.label | process.env |
| RegExpInjection.js:10:7:10:35 | envVar | semmle.label | envVar |
| RegExpInjection.js:10:16:10:26 | process.env | semmle.label | process.env |
| RegExpInjection.js:11:14:11:19 | envVar | semmle.label | envVar |
| RegExpInjection.js:14:14:14:47 | `^${pro ... r.app$` | semmle.label | `^${pro ... r.app$` |
| RegExpInjection.js:14:18:14:29 | process.argv | semmle.label | process.argv |
| RegExpInjection.js:16:7:16:28 | argv | semmle.label | argv |
| RegExpInjection.js:16:14:16:25 | process.argv | semmle.label | process.argv |
| RegExpInjection.js:17:14:17:17 | argv | semmle.label | argv |
| RegExpInjection.js:20:7:20:36 | userInput | semmle.label | userInput |
| RegExpInjection.js:20:19:20:36 | req.param("input") | semmle.label | req.param("input") |
| RegExpInjection.js:21:14:21:22 | userInput | semmle.label | userInput |
subpaths

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extensions:
- addsTo:
pack: codeql/threat-models
extensible: threatModelConfiguration
data:
- ["environment", true, 0]

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var express = require('express');
var app = express();
app.get('/test-environment', function(req, res) {
// Environment variables should be detected when "environment" threat model is enabled
new RegExp(`^${process.env.HOME}/Foo/bar.app$`); // $ Alert[js/regex-injection]
new RegExp(`^${process.env.PATH}/bin$`); // $ Alert[js/regex-injection]
var envVar = process.env.NODE_ENV; // $ Source[js/regex-injection]
new RegExp(envVar); // $ Alert[js/regex-injection]
// Command line arguments should still be detected
new RegExp(`^${process.argv[1]}/Foo/bar.app$`); // $ Alert[js/regex-injection]
var argv = process.argv[2]; // $ Source[js/regex-injection]
new RegExp(argv); // $ Alert[js/regex-injection]
// Regular user input should still be detected
var userInput = req.param("input"); // $ Source[js/regex-injection]
new RegExp(userInput); // $ Alert[js/regex-injection]
});

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query: Security/CWE-730/RegExpInjection.ql
postprocess: utils/test/InlineExpectationsTestQuery.ql