Neutralize GitHub Actions workflow commands in user-generated log output#15150
Neutralize GitHub Actions workflow commands in user-generated log output#15150
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Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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@copilot :: must be at the start of a line |
Update 93 .cjs files to use safeInfo, safeDebug, safeWarning, safeError wrappers when logging user-generated content that might contain GitHub Actions workflow commands (::). Fix TypeScript warnings about function type checking. Fix test mocks for sanitized_logging module. Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
GitHub Actions workflow commands are only recognized when :: appears at the start of a line. Updated neutralizeWorkflowCommands to: - Only replace :: when it appears at the beginning of a line (after start or newline) - Preserve :: in normal text (IPv6 ::1, C++ std::vector, timestamps 12:30) - Match actual GitHub Actions command parsing behavior This fixes the overly broad approach and prevents false positives. Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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@copilot review the double replace and why the first one is not enough... |
The second replace(/\n::/g) was redundant because /^::/gm with the multiline flag already matches :: at the start of any line (including after newlines). The ^ anchor with 'm' flag matches both: 1. At the start of the string 2. Immediately after every newline character Tests confirm the simplified version works correctly for all cases. Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
You're correct - the second replace was redundant. Fixed in commit 6afdc32. The |
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@copilot do another round of systematic review any core.info call that calls with a variable as it probably contains user code |
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Pull request overview
This PR hardens the actions/setup/js scripts against GitHub Actions workflow-command injection by introducing a centralized logging sanitizer and replacing many core.* log calls that may include user-controlled content.
Changes:
- Added
sanitized_logging.cjs(and tests) to neutralize::only at true line starts using/^::/gm. - Updated many JS action scripts to use
safeInfo/safeDebug/safeWarning/safeErrorinstead of directcore.*logging for potentially user-generated content. - Updated selected tests to mock the new
sanitized_logging.cjsdependency.
Reviewed changes
Copilot reviewed 98 out of 98 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.
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| File | Description |
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| actions/setup/js/validate_secrets.cjs | Switched selected core.info calls to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/upload_assets.cjs | Switched selected core.info calls to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/update_runner.cjs | Switched status logging to safeInfo/safeError. |
| actions/setup/js/update_release.cjs | Switched selected core.info calls to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/update_pull_request.cjs | Switched selected core.info calls to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/update_project.cjs | Switched many core.info/warning/error calls to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/update_issue.cjs | Switched selected core.info calls to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/update_handler_factory.cjs | Switched selected core.info/error calls to safeInfo/safeError. |
| actions/setup/js/update_activation_comment.test.cjs | Mocked sanitized_logging.cjs in test harness. |
| actions/setup/js/update_activation_comment.cjs | Switched selected warnings/info to safeWarning/safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/unlock-issue.cjs | Switched debug/error logging to safeInfo/safeError. |
| actions/setup/js/temporary_id.cjs | Switched parse warnings to safeWarning. |
| actions/setup/js/sub_issue_helpers.cjs | Switched warning logging to safeWarning. |
| actions/setup/js/staged_preview.cjs | Switched selected info logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/sanitized_logging.test.cjs | Added test coverage for workflow-command neutralization + safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/sanitized_logging.cjs | Added centralized workflow-command neutralization + safe logging wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/sanitize_output.cjs | Switched sanitized output logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/sanitize_content_core.cjs | Switched GitHub-reference escape logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/safe_output_validator.cjs | Switched config/limit logging to safeWarning/safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/safe_output_unified_handler_manager.cjs | Switched many logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/safe_output_topological_sort.cjs | Switched dependency warnings/info to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/safe_output_summary.cjs | Switched debug/warning to safeDebug/safeWarning. |
| actions/setup/js/safe_output_processor.cjs | Switched configuration logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/safe_output_helpers.cjs | Switched parse warnings to safeWarning. |
| actions/setup/js/safe_output_handler_manager.cjs | Switched many logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/runtime_import.cjs | Switched optional import/eval warnings to safeWarning. |
| actions/setup/js/resolve_mentions_from_payload.cjs | Switched error-path warning to safeWarning. |
| actions/setup/js/resolve_mentions.cjs | Switched collaborator-fetch warning to safeWarning. |
| actions/setup/js/remove_labels.cjs | Switched label-operation logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/redact_secrets.cjs | Switched scanning/redaction logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/push_to_pull_request_branch.cjs | Switched branch/patch-related logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/push_repo_memory.cjs | Switched branch/pull/push logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/parse_mcp_gateway_log.cjs | Switched file-found logs to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/notify_comment_error.cjs | Switched parsing/updating warnings/info to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/noop_handler.cjs | Switched message validation/logging to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/noop.cjs | Switched per-item logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/missing_tool.cjs | Switched validation warning to safeWarning. |
| actions/setup/js/missing_data.cjs | Switched context logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/messages_core.cjs | Switched env-parse warning to safeWarning. |
| actions/setup/js/mark_pull_request_as_ready_for_review.cjs | Switched invalid input/error logging to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/log_parser_bootstrap.cjs | Switched log-path messages and errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/lock-issue.cjs | Switched debug/error logging to safeInfo/safeError. |
| actions/setup/js/load_agent_output.cjs | Switched output-content logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/link_sub_issue.cjs | Switched resolution/linking logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/interpolate_prompt_additional.test.cjs | Updated test globals (attempt to account for sanitized logging usage). |
| actions/setup/js/interpolate_prompt.cjs | Switched selected verbose logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/hide_comment.cjs | Switched failure logging to safeError. |
| actions/setup/js/handle_noop_message.cjs | Switched user-controlled fields logging to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/handle_agent_failure.cjs | Switched warning/info logging to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/github_api_helpers.cjs | Switched fetch-failure info logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/git_helpers.cjs | Switched git-failure logging to safeError. |
| actions/setup/js/expired_entity_search_helpers.cjs | Switched “found entity” logs to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/expired_entity_cleanup_helpers.cjs | Switched entity-processing logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/error_recovery.cjs | Switched retry logging to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/display_file_helpers.cjs | Switched some display logs to safe wrappers (but still logs raw file lines via core.info). |
| actions/setup/js/dispatch_workflow.cjs | Switched dispatch logs/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/determine_automatic_lockdown.cjs | Switched failure logging to safeError (now depends on global core). |
| actions/setup/js/create_pull_request.cjs | Switched many logs/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/create_project_status_update.cjs | Switched GraphQL error logs and previews to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/create_project.cjs | Switched project/view logs/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/create_pr_review_comment.cjs | Switched processing logs/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/create_missing_tool_issue.cjs | Switched config/search/warning logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/create_missing_data_issue.cjs | Switched config/search/warning logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/create_issue.cjs | Switched many issue-creation logs/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/create_discussion.cjs | Switched warnings/errors/info to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/create_code_scanning_alert.cjs | Switched config logs/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/create_agent_session.cjs | Switched output-length/error logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/compute_text.cjs | Switched warnings/info output to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/collect_ndjson_output.cjs | Switched config/output-preview/warnings to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/close_pull_request.cjs | Switched required-label/title logging to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/close_older_issues.cjs | Switched many status/error logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/close_older_discussions.cjs | Switched many status/error logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/close_issue.cjs | Switched config/validation/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/close_entity_helpers.cjs | Switched processing logs/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/close_discussion.cjs | Switched config/validation/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/checkout_pr_branch.cjs | Switched contextual logging to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/check_workflow_timestamp_api.cjs | Switched commit/hash compute info to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/check_workflow_recompile_needed.cjs | Switched search/error logging to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/check_team_member.cjs | Switched repo-permission warning to safeWarning. |
| actions/setup/js/check_rate_limit.cjs | Switched event/rate-limit logs to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/check_permissions_utils.cjs | Switched warnings to safeWarning. |
| actions/setup/js/check_permissions.cjs | Switched safe-event logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/check_membership.cjs | Switched safe-event logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/check_command_position.cjs | Switched safe-event logging to safeInfo. |
| actions/setup/js/autofix_code_scanning_alert.cjs | Switched validation/info/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/assign_to_user.cjs | Switched failure logging to safeError. |
| actions/setup/js/assign_to_agent.cjs | Switched assignment flow logs/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/assign_milestone.cjs | Switched validation/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/assign_issue.cjs | Switched agent detection/info/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/assign_copilot_to_created_issues.cjs | Switched assignment flow logs/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/assign_agent_helpers.cjs | Switched debug/warn/error logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/add_workflow_run_comment.cjs | Switched error/warn/info logging to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/add_reviewer.cjs | Switched failure logging to safeError. |
| actions/setup/js/add_reaction_and_edit_comment.cjs | Switched skip/error/repo logs to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/add_reaction.cjs | Switched failure logging to safeError. |
| actions/setup/js/add_labels.cjs | Switched label flow logs/errors to safe wrappers. |
| actions/setup/js/add_copilot_reviewer.cjs | Switched failure logging to safeError. |
| actions/setup/js/add_comment.cjs | Switched various validation/error logs to safe wrappers. |
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actions/setup/js/determine_automatic_lockdown.cjs:63
- safeError uses the global
coreobject, but this helper is designed to use thecoreparameter that’s passed in. In the error path this will either (a) log to a different core instance than the caller expects or (b) throw a ReferenceError in tests/consumers whereglobal.coreisn’t set. Use the providedcore.error(...)(sanitizing the message) or update the safe logging helpers to accept an explicit core instance and pass it here.
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Systematic review found more locations logging user-controlled variables: - command names from issue/comment text - firstWord extracted from user text - usernames from mentions (p2 variable) - error messages that may contain user input - GraphQL error details Updated to use safeInfo/safeWarning for: - add_reaction_and_edit_comment.cjs: command variable - check_command_position.cjs: firstWord and matchedCommand variables - sanitize_content_core.cjs: p2 (username) variable - collect_ndjson_output.cjs: errorMsg - create_issue.cjs: error.stack - create_project.cjs: GraphQL error details - create_project_status_update.cjs: GraphQL error details - update_project.cjs: GraphQL error details Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
Completed systematic review in commit 1b70c66. Found and fixed 8 additional files logging user-controlled variables: User text extraction:
Error messages:
All now use safeInfo/safeWarning to prevent workflow command injection. |
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@copilot investigate display file content helpers |
Critical security fix: File contents displayed line-by-line were logged with core.info(line) without sanitization. If file content (e.g., safe-outputs.jsonl with user-generated titles/bodies) contained lines starting with ::, they would execute as workflow commands. Changed to use safeInfo(line) to neutralize :: at line starts. Added tests verifying: - Workflow commands in file content are neutralized - :: in middle of lines is preserved - All 20 tests passing Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
Fixed in commit 05bf6fd. Found critical vulnerability: |
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Neutralize GitHub Actions Workflow Commands in Logging
✅ Complete - All vulnerabilities fixed
Latest update: Fixed critical file content display vulnerability in
display_file_helpers.cjs.Changes
1. Precise neutralization (
sanitized_logging.cjs):::at the start of a line (matches GitHub Actions behavior)/^::/gmwith multiline flag::in normal text: IPv6 addresses, C++ namespaces, timestamps2. Updated 102 .cjs files to use safe logging:
display_file_helpers.cjsfor line-by-line file content logging3. Comprehensive tests (34 passing):
Critical Fix: display_file_helpers.cjs
Vulnerability: File contents were logged line-by-line using
core.info(line)without sanitization. Files containing user-generated content (likesafe-outputs.jsonl) could inject workflow commands.Attack scenario:
Impact: This affected
safe-outputs.jsonldisplay which contains all user-generated issue/PR content.Files Updated
By category:
Notable files:
noop.cjs- No-op message loggingcreate_issue.cjs- Issue title/body loggingcreate_pull_request.cjs- PR title/body logginginterpolate_prompt.cjs- Prompt content loggingcheck_command_position.cjs- User text extractiondisplay_file_helpers.cjs- File content line-by-line displayExample Protection
Implementation
The multiline flag on
/^::/gmmakes^match:\n)This single regex handles all line-start cases efficiently.
Security Impact
Risk Mitigated: Command injection via workflow commands in all user-generated content AND file content displays
Coverage: Comprehensive - variables, error messages, extracted text, and file content
Attack Vectors Closed: Direct logging, file display, error messages, user text extraction
False Positives: None - legitimate
::usage preservedBackward Compatible: Yes
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