JAVA.IO.TAINT.PATH : Tainted Path (Java)

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JAVA.IO.TAINT.PATH : Tainted Path (Java)

Summary

Tainted data flows into a field annotated as @PathTrusted, or into a file path creation method.

Checks for this class use the CodeSonar Java taint analysis. See Taint Tracking for CodeSonar Java Warning Classes for more information on this analysis, including lists of the methods that CodeSonar automatically recognizes as relevant and information about specifying additional methods that CodeSonar should recognize as taint sources, sinks, or sanitizers.

Use configuration parameter JAVA_ANALYSIS_ADVANCED_INJECTION to specify the level of checking to perform for this and other taint-related warning classes:

Properties

Example

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLConnection;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.util.Base64;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class OtherInjectionExamples {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
      String input = getUserInput();

      addressInjectionExample(input);
      commandInjectionExample(input);
      pathInjectionExample(input);
      urlInjectionExample(input);
  }
    
  private static String getUserInput() {
      Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
      String s = input.nextLine();
      return s;
  }

  private static void addressInjectionExample(String input) {
      try {
        InetAddress ia = InetAddress.getByName(input); /* Tainted Network Address (Java) warning issued here
                                                        * only if JAVA_ANALYSIS_ADVANCED_INJECTION=Yes 
                                                        */ 
        System.out.println(ia.getHostName());    
      } catch (UnknownHostException e ) {
        System.out.println("Host not found:"+e.getMessage());   
      }
  }

  private static void commandInjectionExample(String input) {
      try {
        Runtime.getRuntime().exec(input);              /* Command Injection (Java) warning issued here
                                                        * only if JAVA_ANALYSIS_ADVANCED_INJECTION=Yes 
                                                        */ 
      } catch (IOException e) {
        System.out.println("Unable to exec command:"+e.getMessage());   
      }
  }

  private static void pathInjectionExample(String input) {
      File f= new File(input);                         /* Tainted Path (Java) warning issued here
                                                        * only if JAVA_ANALYSIS_ADVANCED_INJECTION=Yes 
                                                        */ 

      if(f.delete()) {  
          System.out.println(f.getName() + " deleted");  
      }  
  }
    
  private static void urlInjectionExample(String input) {
      try {
        URL url = new URL(input);                      /* Tainted URL (Java) warning issued here
                                                        * only if JAVA_ANALYSIS_ADVANCED_INJECTION=Yes 
                                                        */ 
        URLConnection urlcon=url.openConnection();  
        InputStream stream=urlcon.getInputStream();  
        byte[] bytes = stream.readAllBytes();
        String text = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(bytes);
        System.out.println(text);
      } catch (IOException e) {
        System.out.println("The URL is not valid: "+e.getMessage()); 
      }
  }
}

In this example, the programmer should avoid a direct flow of user input into sink methods. The solution is to use a sanitizing method or checking the user input in order to avoid possible unexpected behavior and ensure proper management of user input, so that it becomes harmless.

Resolution

Verify that a security error actually corresponds to unconstrained information flow from source locations into sink locations. If this is the case, add a sanitizing algorithm to clean data before it flows into sinks, or use safe statements to propagate data inside the program.

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.