fix: mask password value in DefaultPrompter result display - #2167
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughPassword prompt results preserve the entered value and use a masked display value. The masking logic supports visible masks, hidden output, and a default asterisk mask. Tests cover all three cases. ChangesPassword prompt masking
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The change masks password values in the normal masked path, but a remaining path may still echo a password in clear text without being caught by the current test. This bounded security risk should receive explicit owner follow-up before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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In `@prompt/src/main/java/org/jline/prompt/impl/DefaultPrompter.java`:
- Around line 537-543: Update maskedDisplay so PasswordPrompt applies its
default mask of '*' when getMask() returns null before any early return or
display decision; then honor showMask() and mask the input consistently,
preventing null-mask passwords from being returned in getDisplayResult() or the
prompt header. Preserve the existing behavior for non-password prompts and null
input.
In `@prompt/src/test/java/org/jline/prompt/PasswordPromptMaskingTest.java`:
- Around line 34-40: Update the masking tests in PasswordPromptMaskingTest to
assert that the captured terminal output does not contain the password, while
retaining the existing TerminalBuilder fixture and output stream setup.
Apply the same fix in
`@prompt/src/test/java/org/jline/prompt/PasswordPromptMaskingTest.java` around
lines 59 - 65: The second masking test needs the same clear-text exclusion
assertion.
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Clean, well-targeted security fix that prevents password leakage through the display result. The implementation correctly masks the display value for password prompts while preserving the actual password for callers, with appropriate test coverage.
Highlights:
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maskedDisplaymethod correctly handles all four cases: no mask (regular input), null input,showMask=false(empty string), and masked password (mask char repeated). Theinstanceof PasswordPromptguard appropriately gates theshowMask()call. - Good alignment with the older
console-uimodule'sAbstractPrompt, which maintained a separatedisplayBufferfor the same reason. - Test coverage is solid:
maskedDisplayNeverLeaksPasswordverifies both the API result and the terminal output stream, andhiddenMaskShowsNothingcovers theshowMask=falsepath.
Minor notes (not blocking):
- Pre-existing:
DefaultInputResult.toString()returns the raw input, which could leak passwords if logged. Worth a follow-up. mask.charValue()on line 547 could be simplified to justmask(auto-unboxing), but this is purely stylistic.
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PasswordPrompt.getMask() documents null as "use the default mask '*'", but maskedDisplay returned the clear text for a custom PasswordPrompt that leaves the mask unset. Apply the documented default before deciding the display value, and assert in the masking tests that the captured terminal output never contains the typed password.
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Pushed 633bcaf addressing the review notes: maskedDisplay now applies the documented '*' default when a PasswordPrompt leaves getMask() null, the charValue() call is gone, and both masking tests assert the captured terminal output never contains the typed password (the fixture disables the line discipline echo first, since the piped input was being echoed before readLine entered raw mode). Prompt module suite is green. Agreed that DefaultInputResult.toString() returning the raw input is worth fixing, it predates this change so I'll put up a separate PR for it. |
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In `@prompt/src/test/java/org/jline/prompt/PasswordPromptMaskingTest.java`:
- Around line 91-147: Update DefaultPrompter’s password-reading path to
normalize a null PasswordPrompt.getMask() to '*' before calling
LineReader.readLine. Modify nullMaskPasswordPromptStillMasksDisplay to use a
LineDisciplineTerminal, disable terminal echo before queuing input, and assert
the terminal output contains the masked value and excludes the plaintext
password.
Apply the same fix in
`@prompt/src/test/java/org/jline/prompt/PasswordPromptMaskingTest.java` around
lines 36 - 49.
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Re-reviewed after new commit 633bcaff. The follow-up cleanly addresses all previously raised concerns:
- Null-mask security gap fixed:
maskedDisplaynow correctly defaults to'*'whenPasswordPrompt.getMask()returns null, consistent with the interface's documented contract. - Improved test assertions: Terminal output stream is now checked to never contain the typed password (with ECHO flag disabled to avoid line discipline contamination).
charValue()simplification: Replaced with auto-unboxing, safe since the null check occurs earlier.
The new nullMaskPasswordPromptStillMasksDisplay test exercises the exact null-mask code path with a custom anonymous PasswordPrompt. SonarCloud passes with zero issues.
LGTM — all edge cases in maskedDisplay are correctly handled. ✅
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Re-reviewed after new commit 5f0669c7.
This commit closes a genuine security gap: previously, maskedDisplay correctly masked the post-input result, but readLine itself was still called with a null mask — meaning the password echoed in cleartext while the user typed. The fix normalizes null to '*' before readLine, consistent with PasswordPrompt.getMask() Javadoc.
The test now verifies both levels: terminal output contains "*******" and never contains the cleartext password, with ECHO disabled to avoid line discipline contamination.
Clean, minimal, correct. ✅
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Clean, well-targeted security fix that prevents password leakage through the display result. The implementation correctly masks the display value at two distinct points (during-typing readLine mask and post-input display result).
The maskedDisplay helper is well-structured: null-input handling, showMask=false short-circuit, null-mask default to '*', and transparent passthrough for non-password prompts. Test coverage exercises masked, hidden, and null-mask scenarios with both API-level assertions and terminal output stream verification.
Minor observations (non-blocking):
- Pre-existing:
DefaultInputResult.toString()returns"InputResult{input='" + input + "'}", which would expose the raw password if the result object is logged. A follow-up to overridetoString()for password results would close that vector. - The
showMask=falsepath controls only the post-input display value (returns""), butreadLinestill receives'*'as the mask. Users who want no echo during typing should usemask('\0'). Documenting this distinction inPasswordPrompt.showMask()Javadoc would help.
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| Labels | (none) | bug |
| Milestone | (none) | 4.4.0 |
🔀 Backport Status
master but no backport PR was found for:
4.0.x— the vulnerablenew DefaultInputResult(input, input, prompt)pattern exists there
The 3.x branches do not have the prompt module, so no backport is needed there.
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…asking (jline#2167) - Simplify redundant ternary to reduce cognitive complexity (S3776) - Reword comment to avoid false-positive commented-out code flag (S125) - Prevent password leak in DefaultInputResult.toString() by using the masked display value for password prompts - Clarify PasswordPrompt.showMask() Javadoc to document that it controls the post-input display, not what is shown during typing
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38-49: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winUse
LineDisciplineTerminalfor both terminal fixtures.Replace the
TerminalBuilderand pipe setup inrunPasswordandnullMaskPasswordPromptStillMasksDisplaywithnew LineDisciplineTerminal(...). DisableAttributes.LocalFlag.ECHObefore feeding input throughprocessInputBytes(...). RetainByteArrayOutputStreamas the master output.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@prompt/src/test/java/org/jline/prompt/PasswordPromptMaskingTest.java`:
- Around line 38-49: Update the terminal setup in runPassword and
nullMaskPasswordPromptStillMasksDisplay to use LineDisciplineTerminal fixtures
instead of TerminalBuilder with piped streams. Retain the ByteArrayOutputStream
as the master output, disable Attributes.LocalFlag.ECHO before input, and feed
the typed data through processInputBytes(...).
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Re-reviewed after maintainer's follow-up commit (SonarCloud fixes + review observations squashed onto this branch). All changes are correct and well-scoped:
defaultValue != null ? defaultValue : null→defaultValue— removes no-op ternary (S3776)- Comment reword avoids S125 false positive
toString()now usesdisplayInputfor PasswordPrompt — plugs the logging/debug password leakshowMask()Javadoc clarified for post-input vs typing-time behavior- New
toStringNeverLeaksPasswordtest validates the toString fix
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| Labels | (none) | + bug |
| Milestone | (none) | 4.4.0 |
🔀 Backport Status
master but no backport PR was found for:
4.0.x— prompt module has same bugs (raw password in displayInput/toString, no null-mask defaulting)
✅ jline-3.x — not applicable (prompt module doesn't exist there)
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Saw the follow-up commit. Since 7dba073 already fixes DefaultInputResult.toString(), I'll drop the separate PR I had planned for that. Can also cherry-pick this onto 4.0.x once it lands, the same raw displayInput pattern is there. |
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PasswordPrompt, before this change:executeInputPromptreturnsDefaultInputResult(input, input, prompt)and the second field is the display value, sogetDisplayResult()hands back the clear-text password.promptInternalsplices that into the? <message> <answer>header line, whichreader.printAbovewrites before the next prompt andclose()paints and leaves on the terminal, so a password that was masked while typing is echoed back and stays in scrollback. The older console-uiAbstractPromptkeeps a parallel maskeddisplayBufferfor exactly this reason.The fix builds the display value from the prompt's mask inside
executeInputPrompt(the only site that reads masked input): the mask character repeated for the input length, or empty whenPasswordPrompt.showMask()is false. Unmasked prompts (mask == null) are unchanged, andgetInput()/getResult()still return the real value.Summary by CodeRabbit
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