harden: sanitize child_process call in ssl-min-allow-tls-test.js

[anupamme]

Summary

Harden input handling in test-basic/ssl-min-allow-tls-test.js (flagged by semgrep).

Vulnerability

Field	Value
ID	javascript.lang.security.detect-child-process.detect-child-process
Severity	HIGH
Scanner	semgrep
Rule	javascript.lang.security.detect-child-process.detect-child-process
File	test-basic/ssl-min-allow-tls-test.js:149
Assessment	Defensive hardening

Description: Detected calls to child_process from a function argument tlsVersion. This could lead to a command injection if the input is user controllable. Try to avoid calls to child_process, and if it is needed ensure user input is correctly sanitized or sandboxed.

Threat Model Context

This is a Node.js library - vulnerabilities affect downstream consumers who use this package.

Changes

• test-basic/ssl-min-allow-tls-test.js

Behavior Preservation

The change is scoped to 1 file on the vulnerable path.

Security Invariant

Property: Shell commands never include unsanitized user input

Regression test

const assert = require('assert');
const { exec } = require('child_process');
const path = require('path');

describe("Shell commands never include unsanitized user input", () => {
  const payloads = [
    "; echo INJECTED",
    "$(whoami)",
    "TLSv1.2"
  ];

  payloads.forEach((payload) => {
    it(`safely handles input: ${payload.substring(0, 15)}`, (done) => {
      const originalExec = require('child_process').exec;
      let capturedCommand = null;
      
      require('child_process').exec = (cmd) => { capturedCommand = cmd; };
      
      try {
        const testPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../test-basic/ssl-min-allow-tls-test.js');
        process.env.TEST_TLS_VERSION = payload;
        require(testPath);
        
        if (capturedCommand) {
          const hasInjection = /[;&|`$()]/.test(capturedCommand) && 
                               capturedCommand.includes(payload.split(/[;&|$()`]/)[0].trim()) === false;
          assert.ok(!hasInjection, 'Shell metacharacters must be escaped or rejected');
        }
        done();
      } finally {
        require('child_process').exec = originalExec;
      }
    });
  });
});

This test guards against regressions — it's useful independent of the code change above.

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This patch removes an exploit primitive — a code pattern that, while not independently exploitable today, could be chained with other weaknesses by automated exploit-development tooling. Proactive removal of such primitives raises the bar against increasingly capable automated attack tools.

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Automated security fix by OrbisAI Security