Reject IPv4 literals from domain and hostname detection - #44
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looks_like_domain()'s label regex allowed all-numeric labels, so an IPv4
literal like 8.8.8.8 parsed as a valid domain (four numeric labels each
match [A-Za-z0-9-]{1,63}). With --all-guesses this incorrectly added
domain/hostname guesses for IP values, routing IPs to domain-only
modules.
Fix: short-circuit looks_like_domain() to return False when the value
is already recognized as an IPv4 or IPv6 address via is_ipv4/is_ipv6.
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Finding 24 (Medium) —
bin/cli.py:151-163Problem
looks_like_domain's label regex allows all-numeric labels, so an IPv4 literal parses as a domain - looks_like_domain('8.8.8.8') is True, adding domain(85)/hostname(80) guesses for any IP. With --all-guesses this sends an IP to domain-only modules.
Fix
looks_like_domain() in bin/cli.py used a per-label regex ([A-Za-z0-9-]{1,63}) that accepts purely numeric labels, so any IPv4 literal (e.g. "8.8.8.8") satisfied the domain shape check and looks_like_hostname() (which delegates to it) too. With --all-guesses this caused domain(85)/hostname(80) type guesses to be added for IP-valued attributes, routing IPs into domain-only expansion modules. The fix short-circuits looks_like_domain() to return False immediately when the value is already recognized as an IPv4 or IPv6 address via the existing is_ipv4()/is_ipv6() helpers, before any label parsing happens.
Verification
Reproduced against the unmodified code at
9b8c605, then re-checked after the change.Before
After
python bin/cli.py --helpexits 0 and the module still imports cleanly. Verification was performed offline against the pure functions — no runningmisp-modulesinstance is required.Branched from
9b8c605. This PR addresses only this finding; the other findings from the same review are in separate PRs, so they will need rebasing against each other as they merge.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
https://claude.ai/code/session_01DYX4TKA5inzByJ4qGWKjqh