skywalking-booster-ui/src/utils/validateAndSanitizeUrl.ts

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// URL validation function to prevent XSS
export function validateAndSanitizeUrl(url: string): { isValid: boolean; sanitizedUrl: string; error: string } {
  if (!url.trim()) {
    return { isValid: true, sanitizedUrl: "", error: "" };
  }
  try {
    let inputUrl = url;
    if (!url.startsWith("http://") && !url.startsWith("https://")) {
      inputUrl = `${location.origin}${url}`;
    }
    // Create URL object to validate the URL format
    const urlObj = new URL(inputUrl);

    // Only allow HTTP and HTTPS protocols to prevent XSS
    if (!["http:", "https:"].includes(urlObj.protocol)) {
      return {
        isValid: false,
        sanitizedUrl: "",
        error: "Only HTTP and HTTPS URLs are allowed",
      };
    }

    // Additional security checks
    const dangerousProtocols = ["javascript:", "data:", "vbscript:", "le:"];
    const lowerUrl = inputUrl.toLowerCase();

    for (const protocol of dangerousProtocols) {
      if (lowerUrl.includes(protocol)) {
        return {
          isValid: false,
          sanitizedUrl: "",
          error: "Dangerous protocols are not allowed",
        };
      }
    }

    // Return the sanitized URL (using the URL object to normalize it)
    return {
      isValid: true,
      sanitizedUrl: urlObj.href,
      error: "",
    };
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    return {
      isValid: false,
      sanitizedUrl: "",
      error: "Please enter a valid URL",
    };
  }
}