ktg-plugin-marketplace/plugins/llm-security/scanners/lib/bash-normalize.mjs
Kjell Tore Guttormsen f881cf9251 fix(scanners): preserve single-quoted regions through bash-normalize pipeline
Masks non-empty '...' content before T5/T2-T4 run so literal strings such
as `echo '${IFS}'` are not rewritten. Empty '' pairs are stripped first
so c''u''rl -> curl evasion keeps resolving. ANSI-C $'...' is decoded
before masking.

Caught by the false-positive probe added in Step 3 of ultraplan-v6.2.0.
2026-04-17 14:29:02 +02:00

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// bash-normalize.mjs — Normalize bash parameter expansion evasion techniques.
//
// Attackers can evade command-name matching by inserting shell metacharacters
// that are transparent to bash but break regex patterns.
//
// This module strips these constructs from command names so that downstream
// pattern matching sees the canonical form.
//
// Exported as a shared module — used by pre-bash-destructive.mjs and
// pre-install-supply-chain.mjs.
//
// Pipeline (defense-in-depth layer above Claude Code 2.1.98+ harness fixes):
// T1 — empty single quotes: w''get -> wget
// T2 — empty double quotes: r""m -> rm
// T3 — parameter expansion: ${x} / ${FOO} -> x / ''
// T4 — backslash-between-words: c\u\r\l -> curl
// T5 — IFS word-splitting: rm${IFS}-rf${IFS}/ -> rm -rf /
// T6 — ANSI-C hex quoting: $'\x72\x6d' -rf / -> rm -rf /
//
// Execution order:
// 1. Strip empty single-quote pairs (T1) so c''u''rl -> curl before masking.
// 2. Decode ANSI-C hex inside $'...' (T6) before masking.
// 3. Mask remaining non-empty single-quoted regions. T3's ${...} sweep and
// other transforms cannot rewrite their content, preserving literals
// (false-positive probe: `echo '${IFS}'` stays untouched).
// 4. Run T5 (IFS) and T2/T3/T4 on the masked string.
// 5. Unmask.
const MASK = '\x00';
/**
* Decode ANSI-C hex quoting inside `$'...'` contexts.
*
* Shell treats $'\x72\x6d' as the bytes r and m. We decode only \xHH escape
* sequences inside the $'...' wrapper. The $'...' construct itself is
* replaced with its decoded bytes (matching shell evaluation).
*/
function decodeAnsiCHex(cmd) {
return cmd.replace(/\$'([^']*)'/g, (_, content) =>
content.replace(/\\x([0-9a-fA-F]{2})/g, (_m, hex) =>
String.fromCharCode(parseInt(hex, 16)),
),
);
}
/**
* Mask non-empty single-quoted regions with placeholders. Empty '' is NOT
* masked — T1 already stripped them in the previous pass.
*/
function maskSingleQuoted(cmd) {
const placeholders = [];
const masked = cmd.replace(/'[^']+'/g, (match) => {
placeholders.push(match);
return `${MASK}${placeholders.length - 1}${MASK}`;
});
return { masked, placeholders };
}
function unmaskSingleQuoted(str, placeholders) {
return str.replace(
new RegExp(`${MASK}(\\d+)${MASK}`, 'g'),
(_, idx) => placeholders[parseInt(idx, 10)],
);
}
/**
* Normalize bash parameter expansion and quoting evasion in a command string.
*
* Strips / rewrites (T1-T6):
* - T1 Empty single quotes: '' (e.g., w''get -> wget)
* - T2 Empty double quotes: "" (e.g., r""m -> rm)
* - T3 Single-char parameter expansion: ${x} -> x (c${u}rl -> curl)
* - T3 Multi-char parameter expansion: ${FOO} -> '' (unknown value)
* - T4 Backslash escapes between word chars, iteratively (c\u\r\l -> curl)
* - T5 IFS word-splitting: ${IFS} / ${IFS:0:1} / $IFS -> ' '
* - T6 ANSI-C hex quoting inside $'...' -> decoded bytes
* - Backtick subshell with empty/whitespace content
*
* Does NOT rewrite:
* - Quotes around arguments (only targets empty quotes that split command names)
* - $VAR without braces (non-IFS; not an evasion pattern)
* - Backslashes before non-word chars (\n, \t, etc.)
* - Content inside non-empty single-quoted regions
* (false-positive probe: `echo '${IFS}'` stays untouched)
*
* @param {string} cmd - Raw command string
* @returns {string} Normalized command string
*/
export function normalizeBashExpansion(cmd) {
if (!cmd || typeof cmd !== 'string') return cmd || '';
// T1 — strip empty single-quote pairs first so adjacent-empty-quote evasion
// (c''u''rl -> curl) resolves before single-quote masking runs.
let result = cmd.replace(/''/g, '');
// T6 — decode ANSI-C hex inside $'...' before masking treats it as a literal.
result = decodeAnsiCHex(result);
// Mask remaining non-empty single-quoted regions.
const { masked, placeholders } = maskSingleQuoted(result);
result = masked;
// T5 — IFS word-splitting. Runs before T2/T3/T4 so the canonical spaces
// it emits feed into subsequent transforms.
result = result
.replace(/\$\{IFS:0:1\}/g, ' ')
.replace(/\$\{IFS\}/g, ' ')
.replace(/\$IFS\b/g, ' ');
result = result
// T2 Strip empty double quotes: r""m -> rm
.replace(/""/g, '')
// T3 Single-char ${x} -> x (evasion: c${u}rl -> curl, assumes x=x)
.replace(/\$\{(\w)\}/g, '$1')
// T3 Multi-char ${ANYTHING} -> '' (unknown value, strip entirely)
.replace(/\$\{[^}]*\}/g, '')
// Strip backtick subshell with empty/whitespace content
.replace(/`\s*`/g, '');
// T4 — iteratively strip backslash between word chars (c\u\r\l needs 2 passes)
let prev;
do {
prev = result;
result = result.replace(/(\w)\\(\w)/g, '$1$2');
} while (result !== prev);
return unmaskSingleQuoted(result, placeholders);
}