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Java: `File` constructor path sanitizer
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‎java/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-01-16-file-constructor-sanitizer.md

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---
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category: minorAnalysis
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---
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* Added a path injection sanitizer for the `child` argument of a `java.io.File` constructor if that argument does not contain path traversal sequences.

‎java/ql/lib/ext/java.io.model.yml

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- ["java.io", "DataInput", True, "readUTF", "()", "", "Argument[this]", "ReturnValue", "taint", "manual"]
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- ["java.io", "DataInputStream", False, "DataInputStream", "", "", "Argument[0]", "Argument[this]", "taint", "manual"]
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- ["java.io", "File", False, "File", "", "", "Argument[0]", "Argument[this]", "taint", "manual"]
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- ["java.io", "File", False, "File", "", "", "Argument[1]", "Argument[this]", "taint", "manual"]
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# We model this taint step in QL as `FileConstructorChildArgumentStep` in the `PathSanitizer` library
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# since we need to sanitize the use of this argument but not later uses of the same SSA variable,
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# which is not currently possible in Java with a standard sanitizer due to use-use flow.
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# - ["java.io", "File", False, "File", "", "", "Argument[1]", "Argument[this]", "taint", "manual"]
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- ["java.io", "File", True, "getAbsoluteFile", "", "", "Argument[this]", "ReturnValue", "taint", "manual"]
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- ["java.io", "File", True, "getAbsolutePath", "", "", "Argument[this]", "ReturnValue", "taint", "manual"]
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- ["java.io", "File", True, "getCanonicalFile", "", "", "Argument[this]", "ReturnValue", "taint", "manual"]

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

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private import semmle.code.java.frameworks.ratpack.RatpackExec
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private import semmle.code.java.frameworks.stapler.Stapler
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private import semmle.code.java.security.ListOfConstantsSanitizer
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private import semmle.code.java.security.PathSanitizer
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}
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/**

‎java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/PathSanitizer.qll

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private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.SSA
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private import semmle.code.java.frameworks.kotlin.IO
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private import semmle.code.java.frameworks.kotlin.Text
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private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.Nullness
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/** A sanitizer that protects against path injection vulnerabilities. */
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abstract class PathInjectionSanitizer extends DataFlow::Node { }
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* been checked for a trusted prefix.
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*/
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private predicate dotDotCheckGuard(Guard g, Expr e, boolean branch) {
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// Local taint-flow is used here to handle cases where the validated expression comes from the
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// expression reaching the sink, but it's not the same one, e.g.:
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// Path path = source();
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// String strPath = path.toString();
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// if (!strPath.contains("..") && strPath.startsWith("/safe/dir"))
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// sink(path);
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branch = g.(PathTraversalGuard).getBranch() and
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localTaintFlowToPathGuard(e, g) and
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pathTraversalGuard(g, e, branch) and
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exists(Guard previousGuard |
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previousGuard.(AllowedPrefixGuard).controls(g.getBasicBlock(), true)
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)
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}
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}
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/** Holds if `g` is a guard that checks for `..` components. */
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private predicate pathTraversalGuard(Guard g, Expr e, boolean branch) {
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// Local taint-flow is used here to handle cases where the validated expression comes from the
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// expression reaching the sink, but it's not the same one, e.g.:
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// Path path = source();
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// String strPath = path.toString();
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// if (!strPath.contains("..") && strPath.startsWith("/safe/dir"))
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// sink(path);
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branch = g.(PathTraversalGuard).getBranch() and
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localTaintFlowToPathGuard(e, g)
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}
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/**
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* A taint step from a child argument of a `java.io.File` constructor to the
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* constructor call.
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*
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* This step only applies if the argument is not guarded by a check for `..`
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* components (`PathTraversalGuard`), or it does not have any internal `..`
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* components removed from it (`PathNormalizeSanitizer`), or if the parent
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* argument of the constructor may be null.
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*/
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private class FileConstructorChildArgumentStep extends AdditionalTaintStep {
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override predicate step(DataFlow::Node n1, DataFlow::Node n2) {
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exists(ConstructorCall constrCall |
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constrCall.getConstructedType() instanceof TypeFile and
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n1.asExpr() = constrCall.getArgument(1) and
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n2.asExpr() = constrCall
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not n1 = DataFlow::BarrierGuard<pathTraversalGuard/3>::getABarrierNode() and
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not n1 = ValidationMethod<pathTraversalGuard/3>::getAValidatedNode() and
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not TaintTracking::localExprTaint(any(PathNormalizeSanitizer p), n1.asExpr())
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DataFlow::localExprFlow(nullExpr(), constrCall.getArgument(0))
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)
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}
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}

‎java/ql/test/experimental/query-tests/security/CWE-200/InsecureWebResourceResponse.expected

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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:65:41:65:43 | url : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:65:31:65:44 | parse(...) : Uri | provenance | MaD:2 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:66:51:66:84 | new FileInputStream(...) : FileInputStream | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:68:71:68:81 | inputStream | provenance | |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:66:71:66:73 | uri : Uri | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:66:71:66:83 | getPath(...) : String | provenance | MaD:4 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:66:71:66:83 | getPath(...) : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:66:51:66:84 | new FileInputStream(...) : FileInputStream | provenance | MaD:7 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:66:71:66:83 | getPath(...) : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:66:51:66:84 | new FileInputStream(...) : FileInputStream | provenance | MaD:6 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:75:20:75:22 | url : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:63:77:63:86 | url : String | provenance | AdditionalTaintStep |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:75:20:75:22 | url : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:84:77:84:86 | url : String | provenance | AdditionalTaintStep |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:75:20:75:22 | url : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:110:77:110:86 | url : String | provenance | AdditionalTaintStep |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:84:77:84:86 | url : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:86:41:86:43 | url : String | provenance | |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:86:31:86:44 | parse(...) : Uri | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:88:66:88:68 | uri : Uri | provenance | |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:86:41:86:43 | url : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:86:31:86:44 | parse(...) : Uri | provenance | MaD:2 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:88:42:88:90 | new File(...) : File | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:89:75:89:83 | cacheFile : File | provenance | |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:88:66:88:68 | uri : Uri | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:88:66:88:89 | getLastPathSegment(...) : String | provenance | MaD:3 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:88:66:88:89 | getLastPathSegment(...) : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:88:42:88:90 | new File(...) : File | provenance | MaD:6 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:88:66:88:89 | getLastPathSegment(...) : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:89:75:89:83 | cacheFile : File | provenance | AdditionalTaintStep |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:89:55:89:84 | new FileInputStream(...) : FileInputStream | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:91:75:91:85 | inputStream | provenance | |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:89:75:89:83 | cacheFile : File | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:89:55:89:84 | new FileInputStream(...) : FileInputStream | provenance | MaD:7 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:89:75:89:83 | cacheFile : File | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:89:55:89:84 | new FileInputStream(...) : FileInputStream | provenance | MaD:6 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:101:20:101:22 | url : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:63:77:63:86 | url : String | provenance | AdditionalTaintStep |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:101:20:101:22 | url : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:84:77:84:86 | url : String | provenance | AdditionalTaintStep |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:113:35:113:37 | uri : Uri | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:113:35:113:47 | getPath(...) : String | provenance | MaD:4 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:113:35:113:47 | getPath(...) : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:113:35:113:60 | substring(...) : String | provenance | MaD:8 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:113:35:113:47 | getPath(...) : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:113:35:113:60 | substring(...) : String | provenance | MaD:7 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:113:35:113:60 | substring(...) : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:115:75:115:78 | path : String | provenance | |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:115:55:115:108 | new FileInputStream(...) : FileInputStream | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:117:75:117:85 | inputStream | provenance | |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:115:75:115:78 | path : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:115:75:115:107 | substring(...) : String | provenance | MaD:8 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:115:75:115:107 | substring(...) : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:115:55:115:108 | new FileInputStream(...) : FileInputStream | provenance | MaD:7 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:115:75:115:78 | path : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:115:75:115:107 | substring(...) : String | provenance | MaD:7 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:115:75:115:107 | substring(...) : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:115:55:115:108 | new FileInputStream(...) : FileInputStream | provenance | MaD:6 |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:127:20:127:22 | url : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:63:77:63:86 | url : String | provenance | AdditionalTaintStep |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:127:20:127:22 | url : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:84:77:84:86 | url : String | provenance | AdditionalTaintStep |
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| InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:196:66:196:89 | getLastPathSegment(...) : String | InsecureWebResourceResponse.java:197:75:197:83 | cacheFile : File | provenance | AdditionalTaintStep |
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| 1 | Summary: android.content; Intent; true; getStringExtra; (String); ; Argument[this].SyntheticField[android.content.Intent.extras].MapValue; ReturnValue; value; manual |
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| 7 | Summary: java.lang; String; false; substring; ; ; Argument[this]; ReturnValue; taint; manual |
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