standardize description

agent/utils.py

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 import dataclasses
 import mimetypes
 import os
+import re
 from typing import Any, Iterator
-
 from urllib import parse
+
 import magic
 from ostorlab.agent.kb import kb
 from ostorlab.agent.mixins import agent_report_vulnerability_mixin
@@ -69,6 +70,15 @@ def construct_vulnerability_title(check_id: str | None) -> str:
     return check_id.split(".")[-1].replace("-", " ").title()
 
 
+def filter_description(description: str) -> str:
+    description = re.sub(
+        r"RegExp\(\) called with a (.*) function argument",
+        "RegExp() called with a function argument",
+        description,
+    )
+    return description
+
+
 def parse_results(json_output: dict[str, Any]) -> Iterator[Vulnerability]:
     """Parses JSON generated Semgrep results and yield vulnerability entries.
 
@@ -84,7 +94,7 @@ def parse_results(json_output: dict[str, Any]) -> Iterator[Vulnerability]:
 
     for vulnerability in vulnerabilities:
         extra = vulnerability.get("extra", {})
-        description = extra.get("message", "")
+        description = filter_description(extra.get("message", ""))
         title = construct_vulnerability_title(vulnerability.get("check_id"))
         metadata = extra.get("metadata", {})
         impact = metadata.get("impact", "UNKNOWN")

tests/utils_test.py

@@ -125,3 +125,29 @@ def testConstructVulnerabilityTitle_whenCheckIdIsNotAvailable_raisesException()
 
     assert exception.typename == "ValueError"
     assert exception.value.args[0] == "Check ID is not defined"
+
+
+def testFilterDescription_caseRegexRedos_returnFilteredDescription() -> None:
+    """Unit test for filter description:
+    case when regex ReDos description
+    """
+    description = (
+        "RegExp() called with a token function argument, this might allow an attacker to cause "
+        "a Regular Expression Denial-of-Service (ReDoS) within your application as RegExP blocks "
+        "the main thread. For this reason, it is recommended to use hardcoded regexes instead. If "
+        "your regex is run on user-controlled input, consider performing input validation or use a "
+        "regex checking/sanitization library such as https://www.npmjs.com/package/recheck to verify "
+        "that the regex does not appear vulnerable to ReDoS."
+    )
+
+    filtered_description = utils.filter_description(description)
+
+    assert (
+        filtered_description
+        == "RegExp() called with a function argument, this might allow an attacker to cause a Regular "
+        "Expression Denial-of-Service (ReDoS) within your application as RegExP blocks the main thread. "
+        "For this reason, it is recommended to use hardcoded regexes instead. If your regex is run on "
+        "user-controlled input, consider performing input validation or use a regex checking/sanitization "
+        "library such as https://www.npmjs.com/package/recheck to verify that the regex does not appear "
+        "vulnerable to ReDoS."
+    )