GHSA-wpmx-564x-h2mh
ewen-lbh/ffcss Late-Unicode normalization vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/ewen-lbh/ffcss | < 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
The function `lookupPreprocess()` is meant to apply some transformations to a string by disabling characters in the regex `[-_ .]`. However, due to the use of late Unicode normalization of type NFKD, it is possible to bypass that validation and re-introduce all the characters in the regex `[-_ .]`.
```go
// lookupPreprocess applies transformations to s so that it can be compared
// to search for something.
// For example, it is used by (ThemeStore).Lookup
func lookupPreprocess(s string) string {
return strings.ToLower(norm.NFKD.String(regexp.MustCompile(`[-_ .]`).ReplaceAllString(s, "")))
}
```
Take the following equivalent Unicode character U+2024 (․). Initially, the `lookupPreprocess()` function would compile the regex and replace the regular dot (.). However, the U+2024 (․) would bypass the `ReplaceAllString()`. When the normalization operation is applied to U+2024 (․), the resulting character will be U+002E (.). Thus, the dot was reintroduced back.
### Impact
The `lookupPreprocess()` can be easily bypassed with equivalent Unicode characters like U+FE4D (﹍), which would result in the omitted U+005F (_), for instance. It should be noted here that the variable `s` is user-controlled data coming from [/cmd/ffcss/commands.go#L22-L28](https://github.com/ewen-lbh/ffcss/blob/master/cmd/ffcss/commands.go#L22-L28) the command args. The `lookupPreprocess()` function is only ever used to search for themes loosely (case insensitively, while ignoring dashes, underscores and dots), so the actual security impact is classified as low.
### Remediation
A simple fix would be to initially perform the Unicode normalization and then the rest of validations.
### References
- https://sim4n6.beehiiv.com/p/unicode-characters-bypass-security-checks
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.