Improve checking for bad markup

content.py

@@ -14,6 +14,32 @@ from utils import fileLastModified
 from utils import getLinkPrefixes
 
 
+def dangerousMarkup(content: str) -> bool:
+    """Returns true if the given content contains dangerous html markup
+    """
+    if '<' not in content:
+        return False
+    if '>' not in content:
+        return False
+    contentSections = content.split('<')
+    invalidStrings = ('script', 'canvas', 'style', 'abbr',
+                      'frame', 'iframe', 'html', 'body',
+                      'hr', 'br')
+    for markup in contentSections:
+        if '>' not in markup:
+            continue
+        markup = markup.split('>')[0].strip()
+        if ' ' not in markup:
+            for badStr in invalidStrings:
+                if badStr in markup:
+                    return True
+        else:
+            for badStr in invalidStrings:
+                if badStr + ' ' in markup:
+                    return True
+    return False
+
+
 def switchWords(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str, content: str) -> str:
     """Performs word replacements. eg. Trump -> The Orange Menace
     """

inbox.py

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ from media import replaceYouTube
 from git import isGitPatch
 from git import receiveGitPatch
 from followingCalendar import receivingCalendarEvents
+from content import dangerousMarkup
 
 
 def storeHashTags(baseDir: str, nickname: str, postJsonObject: {}) -> None:
@@ -1599,22 +1600,20 @@ def validPostContent(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
         return False
     if 'Z' not in messageJson['object']['published']:
         return False
+
     if isGitPatch(baseDir, nickname, domain,
                   messageJson['object']['type'],
                   messageJson['object']['summary'],
                   messageJson['object']['content']):
         return True
-    # check for bad html
-    invalidStrings = ('<script>', '</script>', '</canvas>',
-                      '</style>', '</abbr>',
-                      '</html>', '</body>', '<br>', '<hr>')
-    for badStr in invalidStrings:
-        if badStr in messageJson['object']['content']:
-            if messageJson['object'].get('id'):
-                print('REJECT ARBITRARY HTML: ' + messageJson['object']['id'])
-            print('REJECT ARBITRARY HTML: bad string in post - ' +
-                  messageJson['object']['content'])
-            return False
+
+    if dangerousMarkup(messageJson['object']['content']):
+        if messageJson['object'].get('id'):
+            print('REJECT ARBITRARY HTML: ' + messageJson['object']['id'])
+        print('REJECT ARBITRARY HTML: bad string in post - ' +
+              messageJson['object']['content'])
+        return False
+
     # check (rough) number of mentions
     mentionsEst = estimateNumberOfMentions(messageJson['object']['content'])
     if mentionsEst > maxMentions:

tests.py

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ from media import getAttachmentMediaType
 from delete import sendDeleteViaServer
 from inbox import validInbox
 from inbox import validInboxFilenames
+from content import dangerousMarkup
 from content import removeHtml
 from content import addWebLinks
 from content import replaceEmojiFromTags
@@ -1882,8 +1883,40 @@ def testRemoveHtml():
     assert(removeHtml(testStr) == 'This string has html.')
 
 
+def testDangerousMarkup():
+    print('testDangerousMarkup')
+    content = '<p>This is a valid message</p>'
+    assert(not dangerousMarkup(content))
+    content = 'This is a valid message without markup'
+    assert(not dangerousMarkup(content))
+    content = '<p>This is a valid-looking message. But wait... ' + \
+        '<script>document.getElementById("concentrated")' + \
+        '.innerHTML = "evil";</script></p>'
+    assert(dangerousMarkup(content))
+    content = '<p>This is a valid-looking message. But wait... ' + \
+        '<script src="https://evilsite/payload.js" /></p>'
+    assert(dangerousMarkup(content))
+    content = '<p>This message embeds an evil frame.' + \
+        '<iframe src="somesite"></iframe></p>'
+    assert(dangerousMarkup(content))
+    content = '<p>This message tries to obfuscate an evil frame.' + \
+        '<  iframe     src = "somesite"></    iframe  ></p>'
+    assert(dangerousMarkup(content))
+    content = '<p>This message is not necessarily evil, but annoying.' + \
+        '<hr><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><hr><hr></p>'
+    assert(dangerousMarkup(content))
+    content = '<p>This message contans a ' + \
+        '<a href="https://validsite/index.html">valid link.</a></p>'
+    assert(not dangerousMarkup(content))
+    content = '<p>This message contans a ' + \
+        '<a href="https://validsite/iframe.html">' + \
+        'valid link having invalid but harmless name.</a></p>'
+    assert(not dangerousMarkup(content))
+
+
 def runAllTests():
     print('Running tests...')
+    testDangerousMarkup()
     testRemoveHtml()
     testSiteIsActive()
     testJsonld()