javascript.angular.security.detect-angular-open-redirect.detect-angular-open-redirect

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Use of $window.location.href can lead to open-redirect if user input is used for redirection.

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rules:
  - id: detect-angular-open-redirect
    message: Use of $window.location.href can lead to open-redirect if user input is
      used for redirection.
    metadata:
      asvs:
        section: V5 Validation, Sanitization and Encoding
        control_id: 5.5.1 Insecue Redirect
        control_url: https://github.com/OWASP/ASVS/blob/master/4.0/en/0x13-V5-Validation-Sanitization-Encoding.md#v51-input-validation
        version: "4"
      references:
        - https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/service/$sce#trustAsJs
        - https://owasp.org/www-chapter-london/assets/slides/OWASPLondon20170727_AngularJS.pdf
      category: security
      cwe:
        - "CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
          ('Cross-site Scripting')"
      technology:
        - angular
      owasp:
        - A07:2017 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
        - A03:2021 - Injection
      cwe2022-top25: true
      cwe2021-top25: true
      subcategory:
        - audit
      likelihood: LOW
      impact: MEDIUM
      confidence: LOW
      license: Commons Clause License Condition v1.0[LGPL-2.1-only]
    languages:
      - javascript
      - typescript
    severity: ERROR
    patterns:
      - pattern: |
          $window.location.href = ...
      - pattern-not: |
          $window.location.href = "..."

Examples

detect-angular-open-redirect.js

var app = angular.module('MyApp', []);
app.controller('myCtrl', function($scope, $sce) {
    $scope.userInput = 'foo';

    $scope.sayHello = function() {
     // ruleid:detect-angular-open-redirect
     $window.location.href = input + '/app/logout';
     input = $scope.input;
     // ruleid:detect-angular-open-redirect
     $window.location.href = input + '/app/logout';

     //Data is not coming from user input
     $location.location.location = test
     // ok:detect-angular-open-redirect
     $window.location.href = "//untatintedredirect"
   };

});