Files
letro-ios/ElementX/Sources/Other/HTMLParsing/PhishingDetector.swift
Mauro Romito 81031b12a7 added tests
improvement

improved

improvement

fixed
2025-03-17 16:21:09 +01:00

97 lines
5.0 KiB
Swift
Raw Blame History

This file contains invisible Unicode characters
This file contains invisible Unicode characters that are indistinguishable to humans but may be processed differently by a computer. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
//
// Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
// Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
//
import Foundation
import MatrixRustSDK
enum PhishingDetector {
static func isPhishingAttempt(displayString: String, internalURL: URL) -> Bool {
// Some phishing attempts can be hidden by using the unicode character "" instead of "."
let disambiguatedDisplayString = displayString.replacingOccurrences(of: "", with: ".")
let linkMatch = MatrixEntityRegex.linkRegex.firstMatch(in: disambiguatedDisplayString)
let linkMatchLength = linkMatch?.range.length ?? 0
// We check if we the link string contains a matrix user ID.
if let match = MatrixEntityRegex.userIdentifierRegex.firstMatch(in: disambiguatedDisplayString),
// If there is a bigger permalink including it we leave it handled by the link branch
linkMatchLength <= match.range.length,
let matchRange = Range(match.range, in: disambiguatedDisplayString) {
let identifier = String(disambiguatedDisplayString[matchRange])
// We also make sure that the link string is just the user ID
// We also trim any invalid character that might hide the phishing attempt
// Like by using whitespaces emojis or other invalid symbols e.g click here [👉 @alice:matrix.org](https://matrix.org)
let trimmedDisplayString = disambiguatedDisplayString.lowercased().trimmingCharacters(in: .matrixUserIDAllowedCharacters.inverted)
if identifier == trimmedDisplayString,
isMatrixUserIDPhishingAttempt(internalURL: internalURL, identifier: identifier) {
return true
}
// We check if we the link string contains a room alias.
} else if let match = MatrixEntityRegex.roomAliasRegex.firstMatch(in: disambiguatedDisplayString),
// If there is a bigger permalink including it we leave it handled by the link branch
linkMatchLength <= match.range.length,
let matchRange = Range(match.range, in: disambiguatedDisplayString) {
let alias = String(disambiguatedDisplayString[matchRange])
// We also make sure that the link string is just the user ID
// We also trim any invalid character that might hide the phishing attempt
// Like by using whitespaces emojis or other invalid symbols e.g click here [👉 #room:matrix.org](https://matrix.org)
let trimmedDisplayString = disambiguatedDisplayString.lowercased().trimmingCharacters(in: .roomAliasAllowedCharacters.inverted)
if alias == trimmedDisplayString,
isRoomAliasPhishingAttempt(internalURL: internalURL, alias: alias) {
return true
}
// Else we check if the link string is itself what is considered a tappable link for the OS
} else if linkMatch != nil {
// Then we compare the external URL with the internal one
// To avoid false positives like [Matrix.org](https://matrix.org) we sanitize and lowercase
// And trim invalid characters that might hide phishing attemps
// Like emoji whitespaces and other invalid symbols e.g click here [👉 https://element.io](https://matrix.org)
let trimmedDisplayString = disambiguatedDisplayString.asSanitizedLink.lowercased().trimmingCharacters(in: .urlAllowedCharacters.inverted)
if trimmedDisplayString != internalURL.absoluteString.asSanitizedLink.lowercased().removingPercentEncoding {
return true
}
}
return false
}
private static func isMatrixUserIDPhishingAttempt(internalURL: URL, identifier: String) -> Bool {
// if is not a matrix entity then is a phishing attempt
guard let internalMatrixEntity = parseMatrixEntityFrom(uri: internalURL.absoluteString) else {
return true
}
// If it is we check if is a user
switch internalMatrixEntity.id {
case .user(let id):
// If it is, and it does not match the external one, it's a phishing attempt
return id != identifier
default:
break
}
return true
}
private static func isRoomAliasPhishingAttempt(internalURL: URL, alias: String) -> Bool {
// if is not a matrix entity then is a phishing attempt
guard let internalMatrixEntity = parseMatrixEntityFrom(uri: internalURL.absoluteString) else {
return true
}
// If it is we check if is a user
switch internalMatrixEntity.id {
case .roomAlias(let internalAlias):
// If it is, and it does not match the external one, it's a phishing attempt
return alias != internalAlias
default:
break
}
return true
}
}