Merge pull request #675 from asger-semmle/window.name

JS: Add window.name as remote flow source

Author: Max Schaefer

javascript/ql/src/semmle/javascript/security/dataflow/DOM.qll

@@ -199,4 +199,24 @@ private class PostMessageEventParameter extends RemoteFlowSource {
   override string getSourceType() {
     result = "postMessage event"
   }
-}
+}
+
+/**
+ * An access to `window.name`, which can be controlled by the opener of the window,
+ * even if the window is opened from a foreign domain.
+ */
+private class WindowNameAccess extends RemoteFlowSource {
+  WindowNameAccess() {
+    this = DataFlow::globalObjectRef().getAPropertyRead("name")
+    or
+    // Reference to `name` on a container that does not assign to it.
+    this.accessesGlobal("name") and
+    not exists(VarDef def |
+      def.getAVariable().(GlobalVariable).getName() = "name" and
+      def.getContainer() = this.asExpr().getContainer())
+  }
+
+  override string getSourceType() {
+    result = "Window name"
+  }
+}

javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/StoredXss.expected

@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ nodes
 | tst.js:244:39:244:55 | props.propTainted |
 | tst.js:248:60:248:82 | this.st ... Tainted |
 | tst.js:252:23:252:29 | tainted |
+| tst.js:256:7:256:17 | window.name |
+| tst.js:257:7:257:10 | name |
+| tst.js:261:11:261:21 | window.name |
 | winjs.js:2:7:2:53 | tainted |
 | winjs.js:2:17:2:33 | document.location |
 | winjs.js:2:17:2:40 | documen ... .search |

javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/Xss.expected

@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ nodes
 | tst.js:244:39:244:55 | props.propTainted |
 | tst.js:248:60:248:82 | this.st ... Tainted |
 | tst.js:252:23:252:29 | tainted |
+| tst.js:256:7:256:17 | window.name |
+| tst.js:257:7:257:10 | name |
+| tst.js:261:11:261:21 | window.name |
 | winjs.js:2:7:2:53 | tainted |
 | winjs.js:2:17:2:33 | document.location |
 | winjs.js:2:17:2:40 | documen ... .search |
@@ -360,5 +363,8 @@ edges
 | tst.js:224:28:224:46 | this.props.tainted3 | tst.js:194:19:194:35 | document.location | tst.js:224:28:224:46 | this.props.tainted3 | Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to $@. | tst.js:194:19:194:35 | document.location | user-provided value |
 | tst.js:228:32:228:49 | prevProps.tainted4 | tst.js:194:19:194:35 | document.location | tst.js:228:32:228:49 | prevProps.tainted4 | Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to $@. | tst.js:194:19:194:35 | document.location | user-provided value |
 | tst.js:248:60:248:82 | this.st ... Tainted | tst.js:194:19:194:35 | document.location | tst.js:248:60:248:82 | this.st ... Tainted | Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to $@. | tst.js:194:19:194:35 | document.location | user-provided value |
+| tst.js:256:7:256:17 | window.name | tst.js:256:7:256:17 | window.name | tst.js:256:7:256:17 | window.name | Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to $@. | tst.js:256:7:256:17 | window.name | user-provided value |
+| tst.js:257:7:257:10 | name | tst.js:257:7:257:10 | name | tst.js:257:7:257:10 | name | Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to $@. | tst.js:257:7:257:10 | name | user-provided value |
+| tst.js:261:11:261:21 | window.name | tst.js:261:11:261:21 | window.name | tst.js:261:11:261:21 | window.name | Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to $@. | tst.js:261:11:261:21 | window.name | user-provided value |
 | winjs.js:3:43:3:49 | tainted | winjs.js:2:17:2:33 | document.location | winjs.js:3:43:3:49 | tainted | Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to $@. | winjs.js:2:17:2:33 | document.location | user-provided value |
 | winjs.js:4:43:4:49 | tainted | winjs.js:2:17:2:33 | document.location | winjs.js:4:43:4:49 | tainted | Cross-site scripting vulnerability due to $@. | winjs.js:2:17:2:33 | document.location | user-provided value |

javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/tst.js

@@ -251,3 +251,14 @@ function react(){
 
     (<C3 propTainted={tainted}/>);
 }
+
+function windowName() {
+    $(window.name); // NOT OK
+    $(name); // NOT OK
+}
+function windowNameAssigned() {
+    for (name of ['a', 'b']) {
+        $(window.name); // NOT OK
+        $(name); // OK
+    }
+}