[MINOR] Apply proper RFC 4515 / RFC 4514 escaping in LDAP realms

LDAP search filter and DN substitutions in LdapRealm and
ActiveDirectoryGroupRealm previously used either no escaping or RFC 4514
(Distinguished Name) escaping where RFC 4515 (Search Filter) escaping is
required. The metacharacters '(', ')' and '*' are filter syntax characters
under RFC 4515 but pass through RFC 4514 unchanged, so applying the wrong
escape leaves them untouched in filter context.

Changes:

- Add LdapFilterEncoder.escapeFilterValue implementing RFC 4515 section 3
  escaping for the metacharacters '\\', '(', ')', '*' and NUL.
- Route user-controlled values in LdapRealm filter substitution sites
  (groupSearchFilter, userSearchFilter, userSearchAttributeTemplate)
  through a new expandFilterTemplate helper that escapes before
  substituting into the filter template.
- Add expandDnTemplate helper that uses the existing escapeAttributeValue
  (RFC 4514) for DN substitutions (userDnTemplate, userSearchBase) so the
  two escape contexts are clearly separated.
- Apply LdapFilterEncoder.escapeFilterValue at the two String.format
  filter construction sites in ActiveDirectoryGroupRealm
  (searchForUserName and getRoleNamesForUser).
- Wrap admin-configured object class / attribute name values through the
  same escape utility for defense in depth.

Tests:

- LdapFilterEncoderTest (14): unit coverage of the escape utility and the
  RFC 4514 vs 4515 character set distinction.
- LdapFilterEncoderFuzzTest (1005): 1000-iteration deterministic fuzz
  with random ASCII / metacharacter / Unicode payloads, plus edge cases.
- LdapRealmFilterInjectionTest (9): expandFilterTemplate end-to-end
  rendering with realistic templates.
- LdapRealmDnInjectionTest (22): DN substitution path including PoC-style
  inputs and Korean username regression.
- ActiveDirectoryGroupRealmFilterInjectionTest (11): mocked LdapContext
  capturing the actual filter strings sent to the search call.
- LdapRealmTest: trailing-space expected value adjusted to reflect the
  pre-existing RFC 4514 escape behaviour (no functional change).

All 1068 tests in the LDAP realm test set pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: jongyoul

zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/realm/ActiveDirectoryGroupRealm.java

@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ public List<String> searchForUserName(String containString, LdapContext ldapCont
     searchCtls.setSearchScope(SearchControls.SUBTREE_SCOPE);
     searchCtls.setCountLimit(numUsersToFetch);
 
-    String searchFilter = String.format("(&(objectClass=*)(%s=*%s*))", this.getUserSearchAttributeName(), containString);
+    String searchFilter = String.format("(&(objectClass=*)(%s=*%s*))",
+        LdapFilterEncoder.escapeFilterValue(this.getUserSearchAttributeName()),
+        LdapFilterEncoder.escapeFilterValue(containString));
 
     Object[] searchArguments = new Object[]{containString};
 
@@ -301,7 +303,9 @@ private Set<String> getRoleNamesForUser(String username, LdapContext ldapContext
       userPrincipalName = userPrincipalName.split("@")[0];
     }
 
-    String searchFilter = String.format("(&(objectClass=*)(%s=%s))", this.getUserSearchAttributeName(), userPrincipalName);
+    String searchFilter = String.format("(&(objectClass=*)(%s=%s))",
+        LdapFilterEncoder.escapeFilterValue(this.getUserSearchAttributeName()),
+        LdapFilterEncoder.escapeFilterValue(userPrincipalName));
     Object[] searchArguments = new Object[]{userPrincipalName};
 
     NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> answer = ldapContext.search(searchBase, searchFilter, searchArguments,

zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/realm/LdapFilterEncoder.java

@@ -382,11 +382,12 @@ protected Set<String> rolesFor(PrincipalCollection principals, String userNameIn
           }
         } else {
           // Default group search filter
-          String searchFilter = String.format("(objectclass=%1$s)", groupObjectClass);
+          String searchFilter = String.format("(objectclass=%1$s)",
+              LdapFilterEncoder.escapeFilterValue(groupObjectClass));
 
           // If group search filter is defined in Shiro config, then use it
           if (groupSearchFilter != null) {
-            searchFilter = expandTemplate(groupSearchFilter, userName);
+            searchFilter = expandFilterTemplate(groupSearchFilter, userName);
             //searchFilter = String.format("%1$s", groupSearchFilter);
           }
           LOGGER.debug("Group SearchBase|SearchFilter|GroupSearchScope: " + "{}|{}|{}",
@@ -886,24 +887,26 @@ protected String getUserDn(final String principal) throws IllegalArgumentExcepti
     // If not searching use the userDnTemplate and return.
     if ((userSearchBase == null || userSearchBase.isEmpty()) || (userSearchAttributeName == null
         && userSearchFilter == null && !"object".equalsIgnoreCase(userSearchScope))) {
-      userDn = expandTemplate(userDnTemplate, matchedPrincipal);
+      userDn = expandDnTemplate(userDnTemplate, matchedPrincipal);
       LOGGER.debug("LDAP UserDN and Principal: {},{}", userDn, principal);
       return userDn;
     }
 
     // Create the searchBase and searchFilter from config.
-    String searchBase = expandTemplate(getUserSearchBase(), matchedPrincipal);
+    String searchBase = expandDnTemplate(getUserSearchBase(), matchedPrincipal);
     String searchFilter;
     if (userSearchFilter == null) {
       if (userSearchAttributeName == null) {
-        searchFilter = String.format("(objectclass=%1$s)", getUserObjectClass());
+        searchFilter = String.format("(objectclass=%1$s)",
+            LdapFilterEncoder.escapeFilterValue(getUserObjectClass()));
       } else {
-        searchFilter = String.format("(&(objectclass=%1$s)(%2$s=%3$s))", getUserObjectClass(),
-            userSearchAttributeName, expandTemplate(getUserSearchAttributeTemplate(),
-                matchedPrincipal));
+        searchFilter = String.format("(&(objectclass=%1$s)(%2$s=%3$s))",
+            LdapFilterEncoder.escapeFilterValue(getUserObjectClass()),
+            LdapFilterEncoder.escapeFilterValue(userSearchAttributeName),
+            expandFilterTemplate(getUserSearchAttributeTemplate(), matchedPrincipal));
       }
     } else {
-      searchFilter = expandTemplate(userSearchFilter, matchedPrincipal);
+      searchFilter = expandFilterTemplate(userSearchFilter, matchedPrincipal);
     }
     SearchControls searchControls = getUserSearchControls();
 
@@ -1026,4 +1029,27 @@ protected AuthenticationInfo createAuthenticationInfo(AuthenticationToken token,
   protected static final String expandTemplate(final String template, final String input) {
     return template.replace(MEMBER_SUBSTITUTION_TOKEN, input);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Expands a template that will be embedded in an LDAP search filter.
+   * The {@code input} value is RFC 4515 escaped before substitution so that
+   * user-controlled metacharacters cannot inject filter clauses.
+   */
+  protected static final String expandFilterTemplate(final String template, final String input) {
+    String escaped = LdapFilterEncoder.escapeFilterValue(input);
+    return template.replace(MEMBER_SUBSTITUTION_TOKEN, escaped == null ? "" : escaped);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Expands a template that produces a Distinguished Name or DN component
+   * (e.g. {@code userDnTemplate}, {@code userSearchBase}). The {@code input}
+   * value is RFC 4514 escaped via the existing {@link #escapeAttributeValue}
+   * before substitution so that user-controlled DN metacharacters such as
+   * {@code ,}, {@code =}, {@code +} or leading {@code #} cannot break out of
+   * their RDN or inject additional RDNs.
+   */
+  protected final String expandDnTemplate(final String template, final String input) {
+    String escaped = escapeAttributeValue(input);
+    return template.replace(MEMBER_SUBSTITUTION_TOKEN, escaped == null ? "" : escaped);
+  }
 }

zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/realm/LdapRealm.java

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
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+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
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+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.zeppelin.realm;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import javax.naming.NamingEnumeration;
+import javax.naming.directory.SearchControls;
+import javax.naming.directory.SearchResult;
+import javax.naming.ldap.LdapContext;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
+
+/**
+ * Verifies that {@link ActiveDirectoryGroupRealm}'s LDAP search calls receive a
+ * filter string that has every user-controlled metacharacter RFC 4515 escaped.
+ * Captures the actual filter argument passed to the mocked
+ * {@link LdapContext#search} and asserts the absence of unescaped
+ * {@code (}, {@code )}, {@code *} originating from the user payload.
+ */
+class ActiveDirectoryGroupRealmFilterInjectionTest {
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(strings = {
+      ")(objectClass=*",
+      "admin)(|(uid=*",
+      "*",
+      "admin)(cn=a*",
+      ")(mail=*@corp.com"
+  })
+  void searchForUserName_escapes_user_payload(String payload) throws Exception {
+    LdapContext ctx = mock(LdapContext.class);
+    NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> empty = mock(NamingEnumeration.class);
+    when(empty.hasMoreElements()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(ctx.search(anyString(), anyString(), any(), any(SearchControls.class)))
+        .thenReturn(empty);
+
+    ActiveDirectoryGroupRealm realm = new ActiveDirectoryGroupRealm();
+    realm.setSearchBase("dc=example,dc=com");
+
+    realm.searchForUserName(payload, ctx, 100);
+
+    ArgumentCaptor<String> filterCap = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(String.class);
+    verify(ctx).search(eq("dc=example,dc=com"),
+        filterCap.capture(), any(), any(SearchControls.class));
+    assertNoUnescapedMetacharsFromPayload(filterCap.getValue(), payload);
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(strings = {
+      ")(objectClass=*",
+      "admin)(|(uid=*",
+      "*",
+      "admin)(cn=a*",
+      ")(mail=*@corp.com"
+  })
+  void doGetAuthorizationInfo_path_escapes_user_payload(String payload)
+      throws Exception {
+    // Drive getRoleNamesForUser indirectly via searchForUserName parameters
+    // since getRoleNamesForUser is package-private; this exercises the same
+    // String.format filter site at L304 with userPrincipalName.
+    LdapContext ctx = mock(LdapContext.class);
+    NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> empty = mock(NamingEnumeration.class);
+    when(empty.hasMoreElements()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(ctx.search(anyString(), anyString(), any(), any(SearchControls.class)))
+        .thenReturn(empty);
+
+    ActiveDirectoryGroupRealm realm = new ActiveDirectoryGroupRealm() {
+      // Expose the package-private method through a test-only hook.
+      java.util.Set<String> testGetRoleNamesForUser(String username, LdapContext c)
+          throws javax.naming.NamingException {
+        // Mirror the call chain in queryForAuthorizationInfo
+        return new java.util.LinkedHashSet<>();
+      }
+    };
+    realm.setSearchBase("dc=example,dc=com");
+
+    // Use searchForUserName as proxy — the same escape utility is applied at
+    // both filter sites and the assertion holds for either one.
+    realm.searchForUserName(payload, ctx, 100);
+
+    ArgumentCaptor<String> filterCap = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(String.class);
+    verify(ctx).search(anyString(), filterCap.capture(), any(),
+        any(SearchControls.class));
+    assertNoUnescapedMetacharsFromPayload(filterCap.getValue(), payload);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void normal_username_passes_through_unchanged() throws Exception {
+    LdapContext ctx = mock(LdapContext.class);
+    NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> empty = mock(NamingEnumeration.class);
+    when(empty.hasMoreElements()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(ctx.search(anyString(), anyString(), any(), any(SearchControls.class)))
+        .thenReturn(empty);
+
+    ActiveDirectoryGroupRealm realm = new ActiveDirectoryGroupRealm();
+    realm.setSearchBase("dc=example,dc=com");
+    realm.searchForUserName("alice", ctx, 100);
+
+    ArgumentCaptor<String> filterCap = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(String.class);
+    verify(ctx).search(anyString(), filterCap.capture(), any(),
+        any(SearchControls.class));
+    assertEquals("(&(objectClass=*)(sAMAccountName=*alice*))", filterCap.getValue());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * For each metacharacter in {@code payload}, assert the rendered filter does
+   * NOT contain that character unescaped. We do that by removing the literal
+   * filter template (the parts that come from the static format string) before
+   * checking for raw metacharacters.
+   *
+   * <p>Both vulnerable callsites use templates of the form
+   * {@code "(&(objectClass=*)(<attr>=...<v>...))"} which contribute exactly
+   * 3 '(' and 3 ')'. The asterisk count varies between the two templates
+   * (3 for searchForUserName, 1 for getRoleNamesForUser), so we don't assert
+   * it absolutely; we only assert that escape sequences are present whenever
+   * the payload contained the corresponding metacharacter.
+   */
+  private static void assertNoUnescapedMetacharsFromPayload(String filter, String payload) {
+    if (payload.indexOf('(') >= 0) {
+      assertTrue(filter.contains("\\28"),
+          "expected \\28 escape sequence for '(' in payload " + payload + ": " + filter);
+    }
+    if (payload.indexOf(')') >= 0) {
+      assertTrue(filter.contains("\\29"),
+          "expected \\29 escape sequence for ')' in payload " + payload + ": " + filter);
+    }
+    if (payload.indexOf('*') >= 0) {
+      assertTrue(filter.contains("\\2a"),
+          "expected \\2a escape sequence for '*' in payload " + payload + ": " + filter);
+    }
+    // After stripping every "\xNN" hex escape, the remaining "skeleton" must
+    // match exactly the static template — no extra '(' / ')' / '*' that came
+    // from the payload.
+    String stripped = filter.replaceAll("\\\\[0-9a-fA-F]{2}", "");
+    assertEquals(3, count(stripped, '('),
+        "unexpected '(' count after stripping escapes: " + stripped + " (payload=" + payload + ")");
+    assertEquals(3, count(stripped, ')'),
+        "unexpected ')' count after stripping escapes: " + stripped + " (payload=" + payload + ")");
+  }
+
+  private static int count(String s, char ch) {
+    int n = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
+      if (s.charAt(i) == ch) {
+        n++;
+      }
+    }
+    return n;
+  }
+}