Merge pull request #5681 from yoff/python-support-pathlib

Approved by tausbn

Author: codeql-ci

python/change-notes/2021-04-15-pathlib-Paths.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lgtm,codescanning
+* Added modeling of `pathlib` from the standard library to recognize `Path` objects constructed in various ways and resulting file accesses. This can lead to new results for `py/path-injection`.

python/ql/src/semmle/python/frameworks/Stdlib.qll

@@ -864,6 +864,194 @@ private module Stdlib {
   class Sqlite3 extends PEP249ModuleApiNode {
     Sqlite3() { this = API::moduleImport("sqlite3") }
   }
+
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // pathlib
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  /** Gets a reference to the `pathlib` module. */
+  private API::Node pathlib() { result = API::moduleImport("pathlib") }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets a name of a constructor for a `pathlib.Path` object.
+   * We include the pure paths, as they can be "exported" (say with `as_posix`) and then used to acces the underlying file system.
+   */
+  private string pathlibPathConstructor() {
+    result in ["Path", "PurePath", "PurePosixPath", "PureWindowsPath", "PosixPath", "WindowsPath"]
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets a name of an attribute of a `pathlib.Path` object that is also a `pathlib.Path` object.
+   */
+  private string pathlibPathAttribute() { result in ["parent"] }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets a name of a method of a `pathlib.Path` object that returns a `pathlib.Path` object.
+   */
+  private string pathlibPathMethod() {
+    result in ["absolute", "relative_to", "rename", "replace", "resolve"]
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets a name of a method of a `pathlib.Path` object that modifies a `pathlib.Path` object based on new data.
+   */
+  private string pathlibPathInjection() {
+    result in ["joinpath", "with_name", "with_stem", "with_suffix"]
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets a name of an attribute of a `pathlib.Path` object that exports information about the `pathlib.Path` object.
+   */
+  private string pathlibPathAttributeExport() {
+    result in ["drive", "root", "anchor", "name", "suffix", "stem"]
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets a name of a method of a `pathlib.Path` object that exports information about the `pathlib.Path` object.
+   */
+  private string pathlibPathMethodExport() { result in ["as_posix", "as_uri"] }
+
+  /**
+   * Flow for attributes and methods that return a `pathlib.Path` object.
+   */
+  private predicate pathlibPathStep(DataFlow::Node nodeFrom, DataFlow::Node nodeTo) {
+    exists(DataFlow::AttrRead returnsPath |
+      (
+        // attribute access
+        returnsPath.getAttributeName() = pathlibPathAttribute() and
+        nodeTo = returnsPath
+        or
+        // method call
+        returnsPath.getAttributeName() = pathlibPathMethod() and
+        returnsPath
+            .(DataFlow::LocalSourceNode)
+            .flowsTo(nodeTo.(DataFlow::CallCfgNode).getFunction())
+      ) and
+      nodeFrom = returnsPath.getObject()
+    )
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets a reference to a `pathlib.Path` object.
+   * This type tracker makes the monomorphic API use assumption.
+   */
+  private DataFlow::LocalSourceNode pathlibPath(DataFlow::TypeTracker t) {
+    // Type construction
+    t.start() and
+    result = pathlib().getMember(pathlibPathConstructor()).getACall()
+    or
+    // Type-preserving step
+    exists(DataFlow::Node nodeFrom, DataFlow::TypeTracker t2 |
+      pathlibPath(t2).flowsTo(nodeFrom) and
+      t2.end()
+    |
+      t.start() and
+      pathlibPathStep(nodeFrom, result)
+    )
+    or
+    // Data injection
+    //   Special handling of the `/` operator
+    exists(BinaryExprNode slash, DataFlow::Node pathOperand, DataFlow::TypeTracker t2 |
+      slash.getOp() instanceof Div and
+      pathOperand.asCfgNode() = slash.getAnOperand() and
+      pathlibPath(t2).flowsTo(pathOperand) and
+      t2.end()
+    |
+      t.start() and
+      result.asCfgNode() = slash
+    )
+    or
+    //   standard case
+    exists(DataFlow::AttrRead returnsPath, DataFlow::TypeTracker t2 |
+      returnsPath.getAttributeName() = pathlibPathInjection() and
+      pathlibPath(t2).flowsTo(returnsPath.getObject()) and
+      t2.end()
+    |
+      t.start() and
+      result.(DataFlow::CallCfgNode).getFunction() = returnsPath
+    )
+    or
+    // Track further
+    exists(DataFlow::TypeTracker t2 | result = pathlibPath(t2).track(t2, t))
+  }
+
+  /** Gets a reference to a `pathlib.Path` object. */
+  DataFlow::LocalSourceNode pathlibPath() { result = pathlibPath(DataFlow::TypeTracker::end()) }
+
+  private class PathlibFileAccess extends FileSystemAccess::Range, DataFlow::CallCfgNode {
+    DataFlow::AttrRead fileAccess;
+
+    PathlibFileAccess() {
+      fileAccess.getAttributeName() in [
+          "stat", "chmod", "exists", "expanduser", "glob", "group", "is_dir", "is_file", "is_mount",
+          "is_symlink", "is_socket", "is_fifo", "is_block_device", "is_char_device", "iter_dir",
+          "lchmod", "lstat", "mkdir", "open", "owner", "read_bytes", "read_text", "readlink",
+          "rename", "replace", "resolve", "rglob", "rmdir", "samefile", "symlink_to", "touch",
+          "unlink", "link_to", "write_bytes", "write_text"
+        ] and
+      pathlibPath().flowsTo(fileAccess.getObject()) and
+      fileAccess.(DataFlow::LocalSourceNode).flowsTo(this.getFunction())
+    }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getAPathArgument() { result = fileAccess.getObject() }
+  }
+
+  /** An additional taint steps for objects of type `pathlib.Path` */
+  private class PathlibPathTaintStep extends TaintTracking::AdditionalTaintStep {
+    override predicate step(DataFlow::Node nodeFrom, DataFlow::Node nodeTo) {
+      // Type construction
+      nodeTo = pathlib().getMember(pathlibPathConstructor()).getACall() and
+      nodeFrom = nodeTo.(DataFlow::CallCfgNode).getArg(_)
+      or
+      // Type preservation
+      pathlibPath().flowsTo(nodeFrom) and
+      pathlibPathStep(nodeFrom, nodeTo)
+      or
+      // Data injection
+      pathlibPath().flowsTo(nodeTo) and
+      (
+        // Special handling of the `/` operator
+        exists(BinaryExprNode slash, DataFlow::Node pathOperand |
+          slash.getOp() instanceof Div and
+          pathOperand.asCfgNode() = slash.getAnOperand() and
+          pathlibPath().flowsTo(pathOperand)
+        |
+          nodeTo.asCfgNode() = slash and
+          // Taint can flow either from the left or the right operand as long as one of them is a path.
+          nodeFrom.asCfgNode() = slash.getAnOperand()
+        )
+        or
+        // standard case
+        exists(DataFlow::AttrRead augmentsPath |
+          augmentsPath.getAttributeName() = pathlibPathInjection()
+        |
+          augmentsPath
+              .(DataFlow::LocalSourceNode)
+              .flowsTo(nodeTo.(DataFlow::CallCfgNode).getFunction()) and
+          (
+            // type-preserving call
+            nodeFrom = augmentsPath.getObject()
+            or
+            // data injection
+            nodeFrom = nodeTo.(DataFlow::CallCfgNode).getArg(_)
+          )
+        )
+      )
+      or
+      // Export data from type
+      pathlibPath().flowsTo(nodeFrom) and
+      exists(DataFlow::AttrRead exportPath |
+        // exporting attribute
+        exportPath.getAttributeName() = pathlibPathAttributeExport() and
+        nodeTo = exportPath
+        or
+        // exporting method
+        exportPath.getAttributeName() = pathlibPathMethodExport() and
+        exportPath.(DataFlow::LocalSourceNode).flowsTo(nodeTo.(DataFlow::CallCfgNode).getFunction())
+      |
+        nodeFrom = exportPath.getObject()
+      )
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/tainttracking/defaultAdditionalTaintStep-py3/test_pathlib.py

@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@ def test_basic():
     tainted_pure_windows_path = pathlib.PureWindowsPath(ts)
 
     ensure_tainted(
-        tainted_path, # $ MISSING: tainted
+        tainted_path, # $ tainted
 
-        tainted_pure_path, # $ MISSING: tainted
-        tainted_pure_posix_path, # $ MISSING: tainted
-        tainted_pure_windows_path, # $ MISSING: tainted
+        tainted_pure_path, # $ tainted
+        tainted_pure_posix_path, # $ tainted
+        tainted_pure_windows_path, # $ tainted
 
-        pathlib.Path("foo") / ts, # $ MISSING: tainted
-        ts / pathlib.Path("foo"), # $ MISSING: tainted
+        pathlib.Path("foo") / ts, # $ tainted
+        ts / pathlib.Path("foo"), # $ tainted
 
-        tainted_path.joinpath("foo", "bar"), # $ MISSING: tainted
-        pathlib.Path("foo").joinpath(tainted_path, "bar"), # $ MISSING: tainted
-        pathlib.Path("foo").joinpath("bar", tainted_path), # $ MISSING: tainted
+        tainted_path.joinpath("foo", "bar"), # $ tainted
+        pathlib.Path("foo").joinpath(tainted_path, "bar"), # $ tainted
+        pathlib.Path("foo").joinpath("bar", tainted_path), # $ tainted
 
-        str(tainted_path), # $ MISSING: tainted
+        str(tainted_path), # $ tainted
 
         # TODO: Tainted methods and attributes
         # https://docs.python.org/3.8/library/pathlib.html#methods-and-properties
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ def test_basic():
         tainted_posix_path = pathlib.PosixPath(ts)
 
         ensure_tainted(
-            tainted_posix_path, # $ MISSING: tainted
+            tainted_posix_path, # $ tainted
         )
 
     if os.name == "nt":
         tainted_windows_path = pathlib.WindowsPath(ts)
         ensure_tainted(
-            tainted_windows_path, # $ MISSING: tainted
+            tainted_windows_path, # $ tainted
         )
 
 # Make tests runable

python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/django-v2-v3/testproj/settings.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
-BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent  #$ getAPathArgument=Path()
 
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production

python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/stdlib/FileSystemAccess.py

@@ -16,3 +16,24 @@
 
 io.open("filepath")  # $getAPathArgument="filepath"
 io.open(file="filepath")  # $getAPathArgument="filepath"
+
+from pathlib import Path, PosixPath, WindowsPath
+
+p = Path("filepath")
+posix = PosixPath("posix/filepath")
+windows = WindowsPath("windows/filepath")
+
+p.chmod(0o777)  # $getAPathArgument=p
+posix.chmod(0o777)  # $getAPathArgument=posix
+windows.chmod(0o777)  # $getAPathArgument=windows
+
+with p.open() as f:  # $getAPathArgument=p
+    f.read()
+
+p.write_bytes(b"hello")  # $getAPathArgument=p
+
+name = windows.parent.name
+o(name)  # $getAPathArgument=name
+
+wb = p.write_bytes
+wb(b"hello")  # $getAPathArgument=p

python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/stdlib/SafeAccessCheck.py

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 if s.startswith("tainted"):  # $checks=s branch=true
     pass
 
-sw = s.startswith  # $ MISSING: checks=s branch=true
-if sw("safe"):
+sw = s.startswith
+if sw("safe"):  # $ MISSING: checks=s branch=true
     pass