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fix: harden input sanitization in utils.js (sanitizeNumeric, sanitizePercentage, createContentElement)#123

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fix: harden input sanitization in utils.js (sanitizeNumeric, sanitizePercentage, createContentElement)#123
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Three input sanitization bugs in the admin control panel utilities module that allowed malformed values through validation or could produce malformed DOM elements.

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// sanitizeNumeric: was
- const cleaned = String(input || "").replace(/[^\d.-]/g, "");
- return cleaned || fallback;
// now: anchored regex prevents multi-decimal/multi-minus inputs; returns validated number
+ const match = str.match(/^(-)?(\d+)?(?:\.(\d+))?/);
+ return String(parsed);

// sanitizePercentage: was
- return cleaned || fallback;
// now: validates structure before returning
+ const percentagePattern = /^\d+(\.\d+)?%?$/;
+ if (!cleaned || !percentagePattern.test(cleaned)) return fallback;

// createContentElement: was
- const { containerClass, iconClass, ... } = config; // no guard
// now: null-checks config and validates required class name strings
+ if (!config || typeof config !== "object") return null;
+ if (typeof containerClass !== "string" || containerClass.length === 0 ...) return null;

Verification Checklist

  • sanitizeNumeric — anchored regex replaces permissive /[^\d.-]/g; returns String(parsed) (validated number) instead of raw cleaned string
  • sanitizePercentage — post-clean regex validation rejects inputs like 1.2.3%%
  • createContentElement — null/type guard on config; required CSS class properties validated as non-empty strings; iconType defaults to "fa-info-circle"; messageText/timeText use ?? "" to avoid passing undefined to sanitizeInput
  • CHANGELOG.md updated

Notes

These are targeted correctness and defensive-coding fixes. No API surface changes; callers passing valid input are unaffected.

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[{"message":"The method allows multiple decimal points and minus signs in the cleaned string (e.g., '1.2.3' or '1-2-3') which parseFloat will parse incorrectly. The regex /[^\\d.-]/g allows these invalid patterns. Additionally, line 36 returns 'cleaned' (the string) instead of 'parsed' (the validated number), causing inconsistency with the validation performed on lines 27-33. Replace line 36 with 'return String(parsed)' or refactor to ensure the returned value matches the validated numeric range.","fixFiles":[{"filePath":"config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js","diff":"diff --git a/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js b/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js\n--- a/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js\n+++ b/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js\n@@ -20,20 +20,37 @@\n   }\n \n   sanitizeNumeric(input, fallback = \"0\") {\n-    const cleaned = String(input || \"\").replace(/[^\\d.-]/g, \"\");\n-    const parsed = parseFloat(cleaned);\n-    \n+    const str = String(input ?? \"\").trim();\n+\n+    // Build a well-formed numeric string: optional leading '-', digits, optional '.' and more digits.\n+    const match = str.match(/^(-)?(\\d+)?(?:\\.(\\d+))?/);\n+    if (!match) {\n+      return fallback;\n+    }\n+\n+    const sign = match[1] || \"\";\n+    const intPart = match[2] || \"\";\n+    const fracPart = match[3] || \"\";\n+\n+    // Require at least one digit overall\n+    if (!intPart && !fracPart) {\n+      return fallback;\n+    }\n+\n+    const normalized = sign + (intPart || \"0\") + (fracPart ? \".\" + fracPart : \"\");\n+    const parsed = parseFloat(normalized);\n+\n     // Check if it's a valid number and within reasonable bounds\n     if (isNaN(parsed) || !isFinite(parsed)) {\n       return fallback;\n     }\n-    \n+\n     // Reasonable bounds for dashboard metrics\n     if (parsed < 0 || parsed > DashboardUtils.MAX_DASHBOARD_METRIC) {\n       return fallback;\n     }\n-    \n-    return cleaned || fallback;\n+\n+    return String(parsed);\n   }\n \n   sanitizePercentage(input, fallback = \"0%\") {\n"}]},{"message":"The regex allows multiple decimal points and percentage signs (e.g., '1.2.3%%' becomes '1.2.3%%'), which doesn't constitute a valid percentage. Consider validating that the result matches a proper percentage pattern (e.g., /^\\d+(\\.\\d+)?%?$/) before returning, or return the fallback if validation fails.","fixFiles":[{"filePath":"config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js","diff":"diff --git a/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js b/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js\n--- a/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js\n+++ b/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js\n@@ -38,7 +38,15 @@\n \n   sanitizePercentage(input, fallback = \"0%\") {\n     const cleaned = String(input || \"\").replace(/[^\\d.%]/g, \"\");\n-    return cleaned || fallback;\n+\n+    // Ensure the cleaned value is a syntactically valid percentage:\n+    // one or more digits, optional single decimal part, optional trailing '%'.\n+    const percentagePattern = /^\\d+(\\.\\d+)?%?$/;\n+    if (!cleaned || !percentagePattern.test(cleaned)) {\n+      return fallback;\n+    }\n+\n+    return cleaned;\n   }\n \n   sanitizeUrl(input, fallback = \"\") {\n"}]},{"message":"The method destructures all properties from config without validating their existence or types. If required properties are missing (e.g., containerClass, iconClass), the code will create elements with 'undefined' class names, leading to unexpected DOM structure. Add validation to ensure required properties exist, or provide sensible defaults for optional properties.","fixFiles":[{"filePath":"config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js","diff":"diff --git a/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js b/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js\n--- a/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js\n+++ b/config/var/www/admin/control-panel/modules/utils.js\n@@ -105,8 +105,35 @@\n \n   // Helper method for creating content elements with icon, message, and time\n   createContentElement(config) {\n-    const { containerClass, iconClass, contentClass, messageText, timeText, timeClass, iconType } = config;\n+    // Basic validation to avoid undefined class names and malformed DOM\n+    if (!config || typeof config !== \"object\") {\n+      return null;\n+    }\n \n+    const {\n+      containerClass,\n+      iconClass,\n+      contentClass,\n+      messageText,\n+      timeText,\n+      timeClass,\n+      iconType = \"fa-info-circle\",\n+    } = config;\n+\n+    // Ensure required class names are non-empty strings\n+    if (\n+      typeof containerClass !== \"string\" ||\n+      containerClass.length === 0 ||\n+      typeof iconClass !== \"string...

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix cleaned string parsing issues in utils.js fix: harden input sanitization in utils.js (sanitizeNumeric, sanitizePercentage, createContentElement) Mar 25, 2026
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Pull request overview

Hardens the admin control panel’s JavaScript utility sanitizers to prevent malformed numeric/percentage values and to avoid creating malformed DOM structures from invalid configuration objects.

Changes:

  • Refactors sanitizeNumeric to normalize and validate numeric input before returning.
  • Adds syntactic validation to sanitizePercentage after cleaning.
  • Adds defensive validation to createContentElement to avoid undefined/invalid class names and unsafe text inputs.

Comment on lines +26 to +35
const match = str.match(/^(-)?(\d+)?(?:\.(\d+))?/);
if (!match) {
return fallback;
}

const sign = match[1] || "";
const intPart = match[2] || "";
const fracPart = match[3] || "";

// Require at least one digit overall
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sanitizeNumeric uses a regex that can match the empty string and is not anchored to the end. This means match is effectively never null (making the if (!match) branch dead) and inputs with trailing junk or extra decimals (e.g., "1.2.3", "12abc") will be partially parsed instead of rejected. Tighten the pattern to require a full-string numeric match (and include an end anchor) so malformed inputs correctly fall back.

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const match = str.match(/^(-)?(\d+)?(?:\.(\d+))?/);
if (!match) {
return fallback;
}
const sign = match[1] || "";
const intPart = match[2] || "";
const fracPart = match[3] || "";
// Require at least one digit overall
// Require a full-string match so malformed inputs (e.g., "12abc", "1.2.3") fall back.
const match = str.match(/^(-)?(?:(\d+)(?:\.(\d+)?)?|\.(\d+))$/);
if (!match) {
return fallback;
}
const sign = match[1] || "";
let intPart = "";
let fracPart = "";
if (match[2] !== undefined) {
// Forms like "123", "123.", "123.45"
intPart = match[2] || "";
fracPart = match[3] || "";
} else {
// Forms like ".45"
intPart = "";
fracPart = match[4] || "";
}
// Require at least one digit overall (defensive, though regex already enforces this)

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}

sanitizePercentage(input, fallback = "0%") {
const cleaned = String(input || "").replace(/[^\d.%]/g, "");
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sanitizePercentage uses String(input || ""), which treats numeric 0 as falsy and sanitizes it as an empty string (returning the fallback). For consistency with sanitizeNumeric and to avoid incorrectly rejecting a valid 0 value, use nullish coalescing (input ?? "") when building the cleaned string.

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const cleaned = String(input || "").replace(/[^\d.%]/g, "");
const cleaned = String(input ?? "").replace(/[^\d.%]/g, "");

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// Ensure required class names are non-empty strings
if (
typeof containerClass !== "string" ||
containerClass.length === 0 ||
typeof iconClass !== "string" ||
iconClass.length === 0 ||
typeof contentClass !== "string" ||
contentClass.length === 0 ||
typeof timeClass !== "string" ||
timeClass.length === 0
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createContentElement validates required class names using length === 0, but whitespace-only values (e.g., " ") will pass and still produce effectively classless / malformed elements. Consider trimming before checking emptiness (or checking .trim().length) so the guard actually prevents invalid class name inputs.

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// Ensure required class names are non-empty strings
if (
typeof containerClass !== "string" ||
containerClass.length === 0 ||
typeof iconClass !== "string" ||
iconClass.length === 0 ||
typeof contentClass !== "string" ||
contentClass.length === 0 ||
typeof timeClass !== "string" ||
timeClass.length === 0
// Ensure required class names are non-empty, non-whitespace strings
if (
typeof containerClass !== "string" ||
containerClass.trim().length === 0 ||
typeof iconClass !== "string" ||
iconClass.trim().length === 0 ||
typeof contentClass !== "string" ||
contentClass.trim().length === 0 ||
typeof timeClass !== "string" ||
timeClass.trim().length === 0

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