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BanGUI/backend/app/utils/regex_validator.py
Lukas 60d9c5b340 Refactor filter configuration with regex validation
- Add regex validation utility for query strings
- Update filter_config_service to use regex validation
- Add comprehensive test coverage for regex validator
- Update exception handling for validation errors
- Update documentation for tasks

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-05-01 18:17:12 +02:00

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"""Regex pattern validation with security checks against ReDoS attacks.
Provides timeout and complexity limits to prevent catastrophic backtracking
(ReDoS - Regular Expression Denial of Service).
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import re
import signal
from contextlib import contextmanager
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
import structlog
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from collections.abc import Generator
logger = structlog.get_logger()
# Constants for regex validation
MAX_REGEX_LENGTH = 1000
REGEX_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 2
class RegexTimeoutError(Exception):
"""Raised when regex compilation exceeds the timeout limit."""
def __init__(self, pattern: str, timeout_seconds: int) -> None:
"""Initialize with the pattern and timeout value.
Args:
pattern: The regex pattern that timed out.
timeout_seconds: The timeout value in seconds.
"""
self.pattern = pattern
self.timeout_seconds = timeout_seconds
super().__init__(
f"Regex pattern compilation timed out after {timeout_seconds}s "
f"(possible ReDoS attack): {pattern!r}"
)
def validate_regex_pattern(pattern: str) -> None:
"""Validate a regex pattern with length and timeout checks.
Validates a regex pattern by:
1. Checking length does not exceed MAX_REGEX_LENGTH characters
2. Attempting compilation with a timeout to prevent ReDoS attacks
Args:
pattern: The regex pattern string to validate.
Raises:
ValueError: If the pattern exceeds maximum length.
RegexTimeoutError: If compilation exceeds the timeout.
re.error: If the pattern is syntactically invalid.
Example:
>>> validate_regex_pattern(r'^[a-z]+$') # OK
>>> validate_regex_pattern('a' * 1001) # Raises ValueError
>>> validate_regex_pattern(r'(a+)+b') # May raise RegexTimeoutError
"""
# Check length first (fast, no timeout needed)
if len(pattern) > MAX_REGEX_LENGTH:
msg = f"Regex pattern exceeds maximum length of {MAX_REGEX_LENGTH} characters: {len(pattern)} provided"
logger.warning("regex_validation_length_exceeded", max_length=MAX_REGEX_LENGTH, actual_length=len(pattern))
raise ValueError(msg)
# Attempt compilation with timeout
try:
with _timeout_context(REGEX_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS):
re.compile(pattern)
except TimeoutError as exc:
logger.warning(
"regex_compilation_timeout",
timeout_seconds=REGEX_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
pattern_preview=pattern[:100],
)
raise RegexTimeoutError(pattern, REGEX_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) from exc
@contextmanager
def _timeout_context(timeout_seconds: int) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
"""Context manager to enforce a timeout using signal.alarm().
Works on Unix-like systems (Linux, macOS, etc.). On Windows or other
platforms where signal.SIGALRM is unavailable, compilation proceeds
without timeout (not ideal, but graceful degradation).
Args:
timeout_seconds: Timeout duration in seconds.
Yields:
None.
Raises:
TimeoutError: If the timeout is exceeded.
Note:
This uses signal.alarm() which is only available on Unix. On Windows,
timeouts are not enforced (limitation of the platform).
"""
# Check if signal.SIGALRM is available (Unix-like systems)
if not hasattr(signal, "SIGALRM"):
# Windows or other platforms without SIGALRM
# Just proceed without timeout (not ideal, but prevents crashes)
yield
return
def _timeout_handler(signum: int, frame: object) -> None:
raise TimeoutError("Timeout exceeded")
# Set up signal handler
old_handler = signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, _timeout_handler)
signal.alarm(timeout_seconds)
try:
yield
finally:
# Always disable the alarm, even if an exception occurred
signal.alarm(0)
signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, old_handler)