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fix(capture): redact fields before serialization, not post-hoc over doubly-encoded JSON - #363
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…oubly-encoded JSON Previously every capturer called redactSecrets(JSON.stringify(entry)) where tool_input and tool_response were already JSON.stringify'd strings inside the entry. The redactor therefore saw doubly-nested escape sequences: a secret ending in a backslash or literal quote produced an unparseable JSON line stored as an opaque raw_message row. Fix: redact each sensitive field (content, tool_input, tool_response) at one level of JSON encoding before placing it in the entry, then JSON.stringify the entry once without further post-hoc surgery. Changes: - src/hooks/capture.ts: redactSecrets applied per-field; final line is JSON.stringify(entry) with no outer redactSecrets call. - src/mcp/cowork-ingest.ts: entriesForLine() redacts content/tool_input/ tool_response individually; buildCoworkQueueRow() serializes once. - src/hooks/shared/redact.ts: add quoted multi-word value rule so password="two words" masks the full quoted span (CodeRabbit activeloopai#360 note). - tests: updated cowork-ingest tests to exercise the full pipeline via entriesForLine; added regression shapes from the issue (activeloopai#361) and the quoted multi-word case to redact.test.ts. Closes activeloopai#361
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The title clearly describes the primary change: moving redaction before serialization to prevent corruption from doubly encoded JSON. |
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Issue #361 requires field-level redaction before final serialization, safe handling of nested JSON and escape-heavy secrets, and quote-aware masking. src/hooks/capture.ts and `src/mcp/cowork-ingest.… |
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The changed source files implement the redaction and serialization behavior required by issue #361. The changed tests exercise the affected production paths and regression cases. The documentation cha… |
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#361requires field-level redaction before final serialization, safe handling of nested JSON and escape-heavy secrets, and quote-aware masking.src/hooks/capture.tsandsrc/mcp/cowork-ingest.tsredact the affected fields before one finalJSON.stringify.src/hooks/shared/redact.tsmasks quoted multi-word values. The added tests cover backslashes, literal quotes, nested serialization, and quoted values.
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#361. The changed tests exercise the affected production paths and regression cases. The documentation changes support the modified code. The supplied whole-PR summary shows no unrelated source, configuration, or feature changes.
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In `@src/hooks/shared/redact.ts`:
- Line 191: The quoted-value rule in the secret redaction pattern must support
optional closing quotes on JSON keys before the colon and capture multi-word
quoted values. Update the regex used by the redaction logic around
SECRET_KEY_WORDS, then add a serialized JSON regression test covering multi-word
password or API-key values.
In `@tests/shared/redact.test.ts`:
- Line 360: Update the redaction test to assert that redacted is independently
parseable with JSON.parse before checking the outer JSON serialization; retain
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| `((?:${SECRET_KEY_WORDS})(?![A-Za-z0-9])\\s*[:=]\\s*)(["'])([^"'\\\\](?:[^"'\\\\]|\\\\.)*?)\\2`, |
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const MASK = "********";
const SECRET_KEY_WORDS = [
"aws[_-]?secret[_-]?access[_-]?key", "secret[_-]?access[_-]?key",
"client[_-]?secret", "access[_-]?key[_-]?id", "encryption[_-]?key",
"connection[_-]?string", "private[_-]?key", "secret[_-]?key",
"access[_-]?key", "auth[_-]?token", "refresh[_-]?token",
"access[_-]?token", "session[_-]?key", "account[_-]?key",
"id[_-]?token", "api[_-]?key", "app[_-]?key", "pgpassword",
"passphrase", "password", "passwd", "credentials?", "signature",
"secret", "token", "apikey",
].join("|");
const NON_SECRET_VALUE = /^(true|false|null|none|undefined|nil|""|''|\{\}|\[\])$/i;
function maskBeforeQuote(match, keep, open, value, quote) {
const run = quote ? (value.match(/\\+$/)?.[0].length ?? 0) : 0;
const escape = run % 2 === 1 && run < value.length ? "\\" : "";
const secret = value.slice(0, value.length - escape.length);
if (NON_SECRET_VALUE.test(secret)) return match;
return `${keep}${open}${MASK}${escape}`;
}
const RULES = [
{
name: "quoted",
re: new RegExp(
`((?:${SECRET_KEY_WORDS})(?![A-Za-z0-9])\\s*[:=]\\s*)(["'])([^"'\\\\](?:[^"'\\\\]|\\\\.)*?)\\2`,
"gi",
),
replace: (match, keep, quote, value) =>
NON_SECRET_VALUE.test(value) ? match : `${keep}${quote}${MASK}${quote}`,
},
{
name: "unquoted",
re: new RegExp(
`((?:${SECRET_KEY_WORDS})(?![A-Za-z0-9])["']?\\s*[:=]\\s*["']?)([^\\s"',;{}()\\[\\]]{1,})(?=(["']?))`,
"gi",
),
replace: (match, keep, value, quote) =>
maskBeforeQuote(match, keep, "", value, quote),
},
];
function redactSecrets(text) {
if (!text) return text;
let out = text;
for (const rule of RULES) {
const before = out;
out = out.replace(rule.re, rule.replace);
console.log(`${rule.name}: ${JSON.stringify(before)} -> ${JSON.stringify(out)}`);
}
return out;
}
for (const value of ["two words", "a b c"]) {
const key = value === "two words" ? "password" : "api_key";
const input = JSON.stringify({[key]: value});
console.log(`input: ${input}`);
console.log(`output: ${redactSecrets(input)}`);
}
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Sensitive Data Exposure
Reachability: External
Exploitability: Trivial
CWE: CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Handle quoted JSON keys before storing serialized tool fields.
JSON.stringify produces fields such as "password":"two words". The quoted-value rule does not match because the key’s closing quote appears before :. The fallback masks only two, leaving words" in the stored entry. The same issue produces {"api_key":"******** b c"}.
Allow an optional closing quote after the key and add a serialized multi-word JSON regression test.
Proposed fix
- `((?:${SECRET_KEY_WORDS})(?![A-Za-z0-9])\\s*[:=]\\s*)(["'])([^"'\\\\](?:[^"'\\\\]|\\\\.)*?)\\2`,
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In `@src/hooks/shared/redact.ts` at line 191, The quoted-value rule in the secret
redaction pattern must support optional closing quotes on JSON keys before the
colon and capture multi-word quoted values. Update the regex used by the
redaction logic around SECRET_KEY_WORDS, then add a serialized JSON regression
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| expect(redacted).not.toContain("ghp_ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"); | ||
| // The redacted inner string must still be valid JSON when re-parsed | ||
| const outer = JSON.stringify({ tool_input: redacted }); | ||
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Parse the redacted inner JSON.
JSON.stringify({ tool_input: redacted }) can produce valid outer JSON even when redacted is malformed. The current parsed.tool_input assertion only checks for MASK, so it does not verify inner parseability. Add the inner parse assertion.
Proposed fix
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In `@tests/shared/redact.test.ts` at line 360, Update the redaction test to assert
that redacted is independently parseable with JSON.parse before checking the
outer JSON serialization; retain the existing outer parse assertion and
parsed.tool_input MASK validation.
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Summary
Fixes a silent data-corruption bug where secrets near backslashes or literal quotes were not redacted correctly. Every capturer was calling
redactSecrets(JSON.stringify(entry))after fields liketool_inputwere already stringified — so the redactor saw doubly-encoded text and mis-parsed secret values. The fix moves redaction to the field level, before serialization, so the redactor always sees one level of JSON encoding per field.Closes #361
What and why
The issue's named regression shapes (
password=\\,password=abc",token=xy\\z\\) all fail under post-hoc surgery at depth 2. A secret near a backslash or literal quote produces an unparseable line stored as an opaqueraw_messagerow.Fix
Redact each sensitive field (
content,tool_input,tool_response) at one level of JSON encoding before placing it in the entry, thenJSON.stringifythe entry once without further post-hoc surgery.Changes
src/hooks/capture.ts:redactSecretsapplied per-field oncontent,tool_input,tool_response; finallineisJSON.stringify(entry)with no outerredactSecretscall.src/mcp/cowork-ingest.ts:entriesForLine()redactscontent/tool_input/tool_responseindividually;buildCoworkQueueRow()serializes once.src/hooks/shared/redact.ts: adds quoted multi-word value rule sopassword="two words"masks the full quoted span (CodeRabbit note on fix(redact): stop a secret value at a backslash so serialized capture entries stay valid JSON #360).cowork-ingesttests to exercise the full pipeline viaentriesForLine; added regression shapes from the issue and the quoted multi-word case toredact.test.ts.main()andmaskBeforeQuote()to meet the 80% docstring coverage threshold.Version Bump
This is a bug fix — patch bump. No version bump applied in this PR; leaving the release decision to the maintainer.
Test plan
npm test) — 307 passed, 18 pre-existing failures onmainunchanged (environment/bundle issues unrelated to this change)redact.test.ts;cowork-ingesttests updated to exercise the full pipelinepackage.json, or no release needed — no bump applied, leaving to maintainerSummary by CodeRabbit
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