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edx-platform/openedx/core/lib/json_utils.py
Robert Raposa 44bd65293a Escape json for Studio advanced settings
- Resolve SEC-27 by escaping course name in advanced settings
- Add escape_json_dumps to simplify escaping json in Mako templates

SEC-27: XSS/JS Error in Advanced Settings with invalid course name
2015-11-03 10:38:39 -05:00

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"""
Utilities for dealing with JSON.
"""
import json
import simplejson
from xmodule.modulestore import EdxJSONEncoder
class EscapedEdxJSONEncoder(EdxJSONEncoder):
"""
Class for encoding edx JSON which will be printed inline into HTML
templates.
"""
def encode(self, obj):
"""
Encodes JSON that is safe to be embedded in HTML.
"""
return simplejson.dumps(
simplejson.loads(super(EscapedEdxJSONEncoder, self).encode(obj)),
cls=simplejson.JSONEncoderForHTML
)
def _escape_json_for_html(json_str):
"""
Escape JSON that is safe to be embedded in HTML.
This implementation is based on escaping performed in simplejson.JSONEncoderForHTML.
Arguments:
json_str (str): The JSON string to be escaped
Returns:
(str) Escaped JSON that is safe to be embedded in HTML.
"""
json_str = json_str.replace("&", "\\u0026")
json_str = json_str.replace(">", "\\u003e")
json_str = json_str.replace("<", "\\u003c")
return json_str
def escape_json_dumps(obj, cls=EdxJSONEncoder):
"""
JSON dumps encoded JSON that is safe to be embedded in HTML.
Usage:
Can be used inside a Mako template inside a <SCRIPT> as follows:
var my_json = ${escape_json_dumps(my_object) | n}
Use the "n" Mako filter above. It is possible that the
default filter may include html encoding in the future, and
we must make sure to get the proper escaping.
Ensure ascii in json.dumps (ensure_ascii=True) allows safe skipping of Mako's
default filter decode.utf8.
Arguments:
obj: The json object to be encoded and dumped to a string
cls (class): The JSON encoder class (defaults to EdxJSONEncoder)
Returns:
str: Escaped encoded JSON
"""
encoded_json = json.dumps(obj, ensure_ascii=True, cls=cls)
encoded_json = _escape_json_for_html(encoded_json)
return encoded_json