add failing test for not tracking strings to re.compile

Author: erik-krogh

python/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-730-PolynomialReDoS/PolynomialBackTracking.expected

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 | test.py:8:12:8:23 | Str | test.py:8:21:8:23 | \\s+ | Strings with many repetitions of ' ' can start matching anywhere after the start of the preceeding \\s+$ |
 | test.py:9:14:9:29 | Str | test.py:9:27:9:29 | \\d+ | Strings starting with '0.9' and with many repetitions of '99' can start matching anywhere after the start of the preceeding \\d+ |
+| test.py:11:22:11:33 | Str | test.py:11:31:11:33 | \\s+ | Strings with many repetitions of ' ' can start matching anywhere after the start of the preceeding \\s+$ |
+| test.py:18:14:18:25 | Str | test.py:18:23:18:25 | \\s+ | Strings with many repetitions of ' ' can start matching anywhere after the start of the preceeding \\s+$ |

python/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-730-PolynomialReDoS/PolynomialReDoS.expected

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edges
 | test.py:7:12:7:18 | ControlFlowNode for request | test.py:7:12:7:23 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute |
 | test.py:7:12:7:23 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute | test.py:8:30:8:33 | ControlFlowNode for text |
 | test.py:7:12:7:23 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute | test.py:9:32:9:35 | ControlFlowNode for text |
+| test.py:7:12:7:23 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute | test.py:12:17:12:20 | ControlFlowNode for text |
 nodes
 | test.py:0:0:0:0 | ModuleVariableNode for test.request | semmle.label | ModuleVariableNode for test.request |
 | test.py:2:26:2:32 | ControlFlowNode for ImportMember | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for ImportMember |
@@ -13,7 +14,9 @@ nodes
 | test.py:7:12:7:23 | ControlFlowNode for Attribute | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for Attribute |
 | test.py:8:30:8:33 | ControlFlowNode for text | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for text |
 | test.py:9:32:9:35 | ControlFlowNode for text | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for text |
+| test.py:12:17:12:20 | ControlFlowNode for text | semmle.label | ControlFlowNode for text |
 subpaths
 #select
 | test.py:8:30:8:33 | ControlFlowNode for text | test.py:2:26:2:32 | ControlFlowNode for ImportMember | test.py:8:30:8:33 | ControlFlowNode for text | This $@ that depends on a $@ may run slow on strings with many repetitions of ' '. | test.py:8:21:8:23 | \\s+ | regular expression | test.py:2:26:2:32 | ControlFlowNode for ImportMember | user-provided value |
 | test.py:9:32:9:35 | ControlFlowNode for text | test.py:2:26:2:32 | ControlFlowNode for ImportMember | test.py:9:32:9:35 | ControlFlowNode for text | This $@ that depends on a $@ may run slow on strings starting with '0.9' and with many repetitions of '99'. | test.py:9:27:9:29 | \\d+ | regular expression | test.py:2:26:2:32 | ControlFlowNode for ImportMember | user-provided value |
+| test.py:12:17:12:20 | ControlFlowNode for text | test.py:2:26:2:32 | ControlFlowNode for ImportMember | test.py:12:17:12:20 | ControlFlowNode for text | This $@ that depends on a $@ may run slow on strings with many repetitions of ' '. | test.py:11:31:11:33 | \\s+ | regular expression | test.py:2:26:2:32 | ControlFlowNode for ImportMember | user-provided value |

python/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-730-PolynomialReDoS/test.py

@@ -7,3 +7,13 @@ def code_execution():
     text = request.args.get("text")
     re.sub(r"^\s+|\s+$", "", text) # NOT OK
     re.match(r"^0\.\d+E?\d+$", text) # NOT OK
+
+    reg = re.compile(r"^\s+|\s+$")
+    reg.sub("", text) # NOT OK
+
+    def indirect(input_reg_str):
+        my_reg = re.compile(input_reg_str)
+        my_reg.sub("", text) # NOT OK - but not found
+
+    indirect(r"^\s+|\s+$")
+