Add some Regex queries

Author: Marcono1234

codeql-custom-queries-java/queries/likely-bugs/regex-accidental-group.ql

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+/**
+ * Finds Regex patterns containing `(...)` which was most likely not intended to be
+ * treated as group but instead literally.
+ *
+ * For example in the pattern `Action ".*" failed (cancelled)` the part `(cancelled)`
+ * was most likely supposed to be matched literally, but it is actually interpreted as
+ * group and therefore `(` and `)` are not expected in the input. The `(` and `)`
+ * should be escaped with a `\` in this case.
+ *
+ * @id todo
+ * @kind problem
+ */
+
+import java
+// Uses alias `re` to avoid conflicting declarations
+import semmle.code.java.regex.RegexTreeView as re
+
+class LiteralRegExpChar extends re::RegExpNormalChar {
+  LiteralRegExpChar() {
+    // RegExpNormalChar documentation says it also matches character classes; ignore them here
+    not exists(this.getRawValue().indexOf("\\"))
+  }
+}
+
+// Note: This does not match all Regex patterns, see
+// https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/codeql-cli/v2.15.5/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/regex/RegexFlowConfigs.qll#L161-L162
+from re::RegExpGroup group
+where
+  // Ignore special group syntax (non-capturing, lookahead, ...), which suggests group is intentional
+  not group.getRawValue().matches("(?%") and
+  // Require that group contains only literals; otherwise captured group content might be used somewhere
+  forall(re::RegExpTerm child | child = group.getAChild() | child instanceof LiteralRegExpChar) and
+  // Ignore if group has quantifier (e.g. `(ab)+`), then it is most likely intentional
+  not group.getParent() instanceof re::RegExpQuantifier
+// TODO: Maybe check for parse errors to reduce false-positives, with `not group.getRegex().failedToParse(_)`?
+select group, "Potential accidental group"

codeql-custom-queries-java/queries/likely-bugs/regex-class-duplicate-char.ql

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+/**
+ * Finds Regex patterns with a character class which contains the same character multiple
+ * times. This is redundant and might indicate that the string was not supposed to represent
+ * a character class.
+ *
+ * For example in the pattern `[ERROR] some message.*` the part `[ERROR]` is actually a
+ * character class which matches any of these characters. The `[` and `]` should be escaped
+ * with a `\` in this case.
+ *
+ * Note that a `|` _inside a character class_ does not represent an 'either' and is instead
+ * matched literally. E.g. the pattern `[ab|cd|ef]` also matches the string `"|"`.
+ *
+ * This issue is also reported by IntelliJ as `RegExpDuplicateCharacterInClass`.
+ *
+ * @id todo
+ * @kind problem
+ */
+
+import java
+// Uses alias `re` to avoid conflicting declarations
+import semmle.code.java.regex.RegexTreeView as re
+
+// Note: This does not match all Regex patterns, see
+// https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/codeql-cli/v2.15.5/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/regex/RegexFlowConfigs.qll#L161-L162
+from
+  re::RegExpCharacterClass charClass, int indexA, re::RegExpNormalChar charA, int indexB,
+  re::RegExpNormalChar charB, string charValue
+where
+  charA = charClass.getChild(indexA) and
+  charB = charClass.getChild(indexB) and
+  // Prevent reporting twice with order reversed
+  indexA < indexB and
+  charValue = charA.getRawValue() and
+  charValue = charB.getRawValue() and
+  // Ignore false positives for `&&`, which does not seem to be recognized by CodeQL Regex library yet
+  not (charValue = "&" and indexA + 1 = indexB)
+// TODO: Maybe check for parse errors to reduce false-positives, with `not charClass.getRegex().failedToParse(_)`?
+select charClass, "Contains '" + charValue + "' twice $@ and $@", charA, "here", charB, "here"