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Ruby: Add kind to Http::Server::RequestInputAccess
Like in JS, this describes whether the input came from the request URL, body, parameters, headers or cookie. Only some of these are relevant for UrlRedirect and ReflectedXSS queries.
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‎ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/Concepts.qll‎

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/** A kind of request input. */
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class RequestInputKind extends string {
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RequestInputKind() { this = ["parameter", "header", "body", "url", "cookie"] }
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}
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/** Input from the parameters of a request. */
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RequestInputKind parameterInputKind() { result = "parameter" }
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/** Input from the headers of a request. */
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RequestInputKind headerInputKind() { result = "header" }
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/** Input from the body of a request. */
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RequestInputKind bodyInputKind() { result = "body" }
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/** Input from the URL of a request. */
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RequestInputKind urlInputKind() { result = "url" }
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/** Input from the cookies of a request. */
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RequestInputKind cookieInputKind() { result = "cookie" }
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/**
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* An access to a user-controlled HTTP request input. For example, the URL or body of a request.
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* Instances of this class automatically become `RemoteFlowSource`s.
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* This is typically the name of the method that gives rise to this input.
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*/
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string getSourceType() { result = super.getSourceType() }
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/**
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* Gets the kind of the accessed input,
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* Can be one of "parameter", "header", "body", "url", "cookie".
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*/
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RequestInputKind getKind() { result = super.getKind() }
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/**
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* Holds if this part of the request may be controlled by a third party,
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* that is, an agent other than the one who sent the request.
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*
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* This is true for the URL, query parameters, and request body.
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* These can be controlled by a malicious third party in the following scenarios:
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*
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* - The user clicks a malicious link or is otherwise redirected to a malicious URL.
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* - The user visits a web site that initiates a form submission or AJAX request on their behalf.
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*
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* In these cases, the request is technically sent from the user's browser, but
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* the user is not in direct control of the URL or POST body.
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*
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* Headers are never considered third-party controllable by this predicate, although the
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* third party does have some control over the the Referer and Origin headers.
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*/
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predicate isThirdPartyControllable() {
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this.getKind() = [parameterInputKind(), urlInputKind(), bodyInputKind()]
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}
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}
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/** Provides a class for modeling new HTTP request inputs. */
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* This is typically the name of the method that gives rise to this input.
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abstract string getSourceType();
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/**
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* Gets the kind of the accessed input,
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* Can be one of "parameter", "header", "body", "url", "cookie".
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*/
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abstract RequestInputKind getKind();
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}
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}
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RoutedParameter() { this.getParameter() = handler.getARoutedParameter() }
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override string getSourceType() { result = handler.getFramework() + " RoutedParameter" }
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override RequestInputKind getKind() { result = parameterInputKind() }
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}
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/**

‎ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/frameworks/ActionController.qll‎

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ParamsSource() { this.asExpr().getExpr() instanceof Rails::ParamsCall }
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override string getSourceType() { result = "ActionController::Metal#params" }
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override Http::Server::RequestInputKind getKind() { result = Http::Server::parameterInputKind() }
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}
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/**
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CookiesSource() { this.asExpr().getExpr() instanceof Rails::CookiesCall }
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override string getSourceType() { result = "ActionController::Metal#cookies" }
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override Http::Server::RequestInputKind getKind() { result = Http::Server::cookieInputKind() }
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}
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/** A call to `cookies` from within a controller. */
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"filtered_parameters"
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]
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}
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override Http::Server::RequestInputKind getKind() {
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result = Http::Server::parameterInputKind()
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}
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}
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/** A method call on `request` which returns part or all of the request path. */
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private class PathCall extends RequestInputAccess {
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PathCall() { this.getMethodName() = ["path", "filtered_path"] }
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override Http::Server::RequestInputKind getKind() { result = Http::Server::urlInputKind() }
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}
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/** A method call on `request` which returns a specific request header. */
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this.getMethodName() = ["get_header", "fetch_header"] and
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this.getArgument(0).asExpr().getExpr().getConstantValue().getString().regexpMatch("^HTTP_.+")
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}
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override Http::Server::RequestInputKind getKind() { result = Http::Server::headerInputKind() }
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}
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// TODO: each_header
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"forwarded_host", "port", "forwarded_port"
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]
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}
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override Http::Server::RequestInputKind getKind() { result = Http::Server::headerInputKind() }
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}
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/**
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this.getMethodName() =
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["media_type", "media_type", "media_type_params", "content_charset", "base_url"]
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}
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override Http::Server::RequestInputKind getKind() { result = Http::Server::headerInputKind() }
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}
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/** A method call on `request` which returns the request body. */
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private class BodyCall extends RequestInputAccess {
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BodyCall() { this.getMethodName() = ["body", "raw_post"] }
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override Http::Server::RequestInputKind getKind() { result = Http::Server::bodyInputKind() }
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/** A method call on `request` which returns the rack env. */
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this.getMethodName() = ["env", "filtered_env"] and
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this.getArgument(0).asExpr().getExpr().getConstantValue().getString().regexpMatch("^HTTP_.+")
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override Http::Server::RequestInputKind getKind() { result = Http::Server::headerInputKind() }
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}
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}
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‎ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/security/UrlRedirectCustomizations.qll‎

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/**
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* A source of remote user input, considered as a flow source.
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class RemoteFlowSourceAsSource extends Source, RemoteFlowSource { }
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class HttpRequestInputAccessAsSource extends Source, Http::Server::RequestInputAccess {
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HttpRequestInputAccessAsSource() { this.isThirdPartyControllable() }
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/**
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* A HTTP redirect response, considered as a flow sink.

‎ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/security/XSS.qll‎

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* A HTTP request input, considered as a flow source.
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class RemoteFlowSourceAsSource extends Source, RemoteFlowSource { }
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class HttpRequestInputAccessAsSource extends Source, Http::Server::RequestInputAccess {
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HttpRequestInputAccessAsSource() { this.isThirdPartyControllable() }
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}
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/** DEPRECATED: Alias for ReflectedXss */

‎ruby/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-079/ReflectedXSS.expected‎

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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:17:21:17:36 | ...[...] : | app/views/foo/bars/show.html.erb:2:18:2:30 | @user_website |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:18:10:18:15 | call to params : | app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:18:10:18:22 | ...[...] : |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:18:10:18:22 | ...[...] : | app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:19:22:19:23 | dt : |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:18:10:18:22 | ...[...] : | app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:23:53:23:54 | dt : |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:18:10:18:22 | ...[...] : | app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:24:53:24:54 | dt : |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:19:22:19:23 | dt : | app/views/foo/bars/show.html.erb:41:3:41:16 | @instance_text |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:23:53:23:54 | dt : | app/views/foo/bars/show.html.erb:5:9:5:20 | call to display_text |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:23:53:23:54 | dt : | app/views/foo/bars/show.html.erb:8:9:8:36 | ...[...] |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:23:53:23:54 | dt : | app/views/foo/bars/show.html.erb:12:9:12:26 | ...[...] |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:23:53:23:54 | dt : | app/views/foo/bars/show.html.erb:36:3:36:14 | call to display_text |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:23:53:23:54 | dt : | app/views/foo/bars/show.html.erb:44:76:44:87 | call to display_text : |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:24:53:24:54 | dt : | app/views/foo/bars/show.html.erb:5:9:5:20 | call to display_text |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:24:53:24:54 | dt : | app/views/foo/bars/show.html.erb:8:9:8:36 | ...[...] |
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| app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb:24:53:24:54 | dt : | app/views/foo/bars/show.html.erb:12:9:12:26 | ...[...] |
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‎ruby/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-079/app/controllers/foo/bars_controller.rb‎

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‎ruby/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-601/UrlRedirect.expected‎

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‎ruby/ql/test/query-tests/security/cwe-601/UrlRedirect.rb‎

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