[Reporting]: Check if CSV cells (including headers) start with known formula characters

x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/__tests__/execute_job.js

@@ -296,6 +296,92 @@ describe('CSV Execute Job', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('Cells with formula values', async () => {
+    it('returns `csv_contains_formulas` when cells contain formulas', async function () {
+      mockServer.config().get.withArgs('xpack.reporting.csv.checkForFormulas').returns(true);
+      callWithRequestStub.onFirstCall().returns({
+        hits: {
+          hits: [{ _source: { 'one': '=SUM(A1:A2)', 'two': 'bar' } }]
+        },
+        _scroll_id: 'scrollId'
+      });
+
+      const executeJob = executeJobFactory(mockServer);
+      const jobParams = {
+        headers: encryptedHeaders,
+        fields: [ 'one', 'two' ],
+        conflictedTypesFields: [],
+        searchRequest: { index: null, body: null },
+      };
+      const { csv_contains_formulas: csvContainsFormulas } = await executeJob(jobParams, cancellationToken);
+
+      expect(csvContainsFormulas).to.equal(true);
+    });
+
+    it('returns warnings when headings contain formulas', async function () {
+      mockServer.config().get.withArgs('xpack.reporting.csv.checkForFormulas').returns(true);
+      callWithRequestStub.onFirstCall().returns({
+        hits: {
+          hits: [{ _source: { '=SUM(A1:A2)': 'foo', 'two': 'bar' } }]
+        },
+        _scroll_id: 'scrollId'
+      });
+
+      const executeJob = executeJobFactory(mockServer);
+      const jobParams = {
+        headers: encryptedHeaders,
+        fields: [ '=SUM(A1:A2)', 'two' ],
+        conflictedTypesFields: [],
+        searchRequest: { index: null, body: null },
+      };
+      const { csv_contains_formulas: csvContainsFormulas } = await executeJob(jobParams, cancellationToken);
+
+      expect(csvContainsFormulas).to.equal(true);
+    });
+
+    it('returns no warnings when cells have no formulas', async function () {
+      mockServer.config().get.withArgs('xpack.reporting.csv.checkForFormulas').returns(true);
+      callWithRequestStub.onFirstCall().returns({
+        hits: {
+          hits: [{ _source: { 'one': 'foo', 'two': 'bar' } }]
+        },
+        _scroll_id: 'scrollId'
+      });
+
+      const executeJob = executeJobFactory(mockServer);
+      const jobParams = {
+        headers: encryptedHeaders,
+        fields: [ 'one', 'two' ],
+        conflictedTypesFields: [],
+        searchRequest: { index: null, body: null },
+      };
+      const { csv_contains_formulas: csvContainsFormulas } = await executeJob(jobParams, cancellationToken);
+
+      expect(csvContainsFormulas).to.equal(false);
+    });
+
+    it('returns no warnings when configured not to', async () => {
+      mockServer.config().get.withArgs('xpack.reporting.csv.checkForFormulas').returns(false);
+      callWithRequestStub.onFirstCall().returns({
+        hits: {
+          hits: [{ _source: { 'one': '=SUM(A1:A2)', 'two': 'bar' } }]
+        },
+        _scroll_id: 'scrollId'
+      });
+
+      const executeJob = executeJobFactory(mockServer);
+      const jobParams = {
+        headers: encryptedHeaders,
+        fields: [ 'one', 'two' ],
+        conflictedTypesFields: [],
+        searchRequest: { index: null, body: null },
+      };
+      const { csv_contains_formulas: csvContainsFormulas } = await executeJob(jobParams, cancellationToken);
+
+      expect(csvContainsFormulas).to.equal(false);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Elasticsearch call errors', function () {
     it('should reject Promise if search call errors out', async function () {
       callWithRequestStub.rejects(new Error());

x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/execute_job.js

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function executeJobFn(server) {
       })(),
     ]);
 
-    const { content, maxSizeReached, size } = await generateCsv({
+    const { content, maxSizeReached, size, csvContainsFormulas } = await generateCsv({
       searchRequest,
       fields,
       metaFields,
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ function executeJobFn(server) {
       formatsMap,
       settings: {
         ...uiSettings,
+        checkForFormulas: config.get('xpack.reporting.csv.checkForFormulas'),
         maxSizeBytes: config.get('xpack.reporting.csv.maxSizeBytes'),
         scroll: config.get('xpack.reporting.csv.scroll'),
       },
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ function executeJobFn(server) {
       content,
       max_size_reached: maxSizeReached,
       size,
+      csv_contains_formulas: csvContainsFormulas,
     };
   };
 }

x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/lib/check_cells_for_formulas.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+import { checkIfRowsHaveFormulas } from './check_cells_for_formulas';
+
+const formulaValues = ['=', '+', '-', '@'];
+const nonRows = [null, undefined, 9, () => {}];
+
+describe(`Check CSV Injected values`, () => {
+  it(`returns 'false' when there's no formula values in cells`, () => {
+    expect(
+      checkIfRowsHaveFormulas(
+        {
+          _doc: 'foo-bar',
+          value: 'cool',
+          title: 'nice',
+        },
+        ['_doc', 'value', 'title']
+      )
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  formulaValues.forEach(formula => {
+    it(`returns 'true' when cells start with "${formula}"`, () => {
+      expect(
+        checkIfRowsHaveFormulas(
+          {
+            _doc: 'foo-bar',
+            value: formula,
+            title: 'nice',
+          },
+          ['_doc', 'value', 'title']
+        )
+      ).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it(`returns 'false' when cells start with "${formula}" but aren't selected`, () => {
+      expect(
+        checkIfRowsHaveFormulas(
+          {
+            _doc: 'foo-bar',
+            value: formula,
+            title: 'nice',
+          },
+          ['_doc', 'title']
+        )
+      ).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  formulaValues.forEach(formula => {
+    it(`returns 'true' when headers start with "${formula}"`, () => {
+      expect(
+        checkIfRowsHaveFormulas(
+          {
+            _doc: 'foo-bar',
+            [formula]: 'baz',
+            title: 'nice',
+          },
+          ['_doc', formula, 'title']
+        )
+      ).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it(`returns 'false' when headers start with "${formula}" but aren't selected in fields`, () => {
+      expect(
+        checkIfRowsHaveFormulas(
+          {
+            _doc: 'foo-bar',
+            [formula]: 'baz',
+            title: 'nice',
+          },
+          ['_doc', 'title']
+        )
+      ).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  nonRows.forEach(nonRow => {
+    it(`returns false when there's "${nonRow}" for rows`, () => {
+      expect(
+        checkIfRowsHaveFormulas(
+          {
+            _doc: 'foo-bar',
+            // @ts-ignore need to assert non-string values still return false
+            value: nonRow,
+            title: 'nice',
+          },
+          ['_doc', 'value', 'title']
+        )
+      ).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+});

x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/lib/check_cells_for_formulas.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import * as _ from 'lodash';
+
+const formulaValues = ['=', '+', '-', '@'];
+
+interface IFlattened {
+  [header: string]: string;
+}
+
+export const checkIfRowsHaveFormulas = (flattened: IFlattened, fields: string[]) => {
+  const pruned = _.pick(flattened, fields);
+  const csvValues = [..._.keys(pruned), ...(_.values(pruned) as string[])];
+
+  return _.some(csvValues, cell => _.some(formulaValues, char => _.startsWith(cell, char)));
+};

x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/lib/generate_csv.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { createFormatCsvValues } from './format_csv_values';
 import { createEscapeValue } from './escape_value';
 import { createHitIterator } from './hit_iterator';
 import { MaxSizeStringBuilder } from './max_size_string_builder';
+import { checkIfRowsHaveFormulas } from './check_cells_for_formulas';
 
 export function createGenerateCsv(logger) {
   const hitIterator = createHitIterator(logger);
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export function createGenerateCsv(logger) {
 
     const iterator = hitIterator(settings.scroll, callEndpoint, searchRequest, cancellationToken);
     let maxSizeReached = false;
+    let csvContainsFormulas = false;
 
     const flattenHit = createFlattenHit(fields, metaFields, conflictedTypesFields);
     const formatCsvValues = createFormatCsvValues(escapeValue, settings.separator, fields, formatsMap);
@@ -46,7 +48,15 @@ export function createGenerateCsv(logger) {
           break;
         }
 
-        if (!builder.tryAppend(formatCsvValues(flattenHit(hit)) + '\n')) {
+        const flattened = flattenHit(hit);
+        const rows = formatCsvValues(flattened);
+        const rowsHaveFormulas = settings.checkForFormulas && checkIfRowsHaveFormulas(flattened, fields);
+
+        if (rowsHaveFormulas) {
+          csvContainsFormulas = true;
+        }
+
+        if (!builder.tryAppend(rows + '\n')) {
           logger.warn('max Size Reached');
           maxSizeReached = true;
           cancellationToken.cancel();
@@ -61,6 +71,7 @@ export function createGenerateCsv(logger) {
 
     return {
       content: builder.getString(),
+      csvContainsFormulas,
       maxSizeReached,
       size,
     };

x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/index.js

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export const reporting = (kibana) => {
           }).default()
         }).default(),
         csv: Joi.object({
+          checkForFormulas: Joi.boolean().default(true),
           enablePanelActionDownload: Joi.boolean().default(false),
           maxSizeBytes: Joi.number().integer().default(1024 * 1024 * 10), // bytes in a kB * kB in a mB * 10
           scroll: Joi.object({

x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/public/components/report_listing.tsx

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ interface Job {
   max_size_reached: boolean;
   attempts: number;
   max_attempts: number;
+  csv_contains_formulas: boolean;
 }
 
 interface Props {
@@ -334,6 +335,21 @@ class ReportListingUi extends Component<Props, State> {
       />
     );
 
+    if (record.csv_contains_formulas) {
+      return (
+        <EuiToolTip
+          position="top"
+          content={intl.formatMessage({
+            id: 'xpack.reporting.listing.table.csvContainsFormulas',
+            defaultMessage:
+              'Your CSV contains characters which spreadsheet applications can interpret as formulas.',
+          })}
+        >
+          {button}
+        </EuiToolTip>
+      );
+    }
+
     if (record.max_size_reached) {
       return (
         <EuiToolTip
@@ -428,6 +444,7 @@ class ReportListingUi extends Component<Props, State> {
             max_size_reached: job._source.output ? job._source.output.max_size_reached : false,
             attempts: job._source.attempts,
             max_attempts: job._source.max_attempts,
+            csv_contains_formulas: job._source.output.csv_contains_formulas,
           })
         ),
       });

x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/public/hacks/job_completion_notifier.js

@@ -100,6 +100,32 @@ uiModules.get('kibana')
       );
 
       const maxSizeReached = get(job, '_source.output.max_size_reached');
+      const csvContainsFormulas = get(job, '_source.output.csv_contains_formulas');
+
+      if (csvContainsFormulas) {
+        return toastNotifications.addWarning({
+          title: (
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id="xpack.reporting.jobCompletionNotifier.csvContainsFormulas.formulaReportTitle"
+              defaultMessage="Report may contain formulas {reportObjectType} '{reportObjectTitle}'"
+              values={{ reportObjectType, reportObjectTitle }}
+            />
+          ),
+          text: (
+            <div>
+              <p>
+                <FormattedMessage
+                  id="xpack.reporting.jobCompletionNotifier.csvContainsFormulas.formulaReportMessage"
+                  defaultMessage="The report contains characters which spreadsheet applications can interpret as formulas."
+                />
+              </p>
+              {seeReportLink}
+              {downloadReportButton}
+            </div>
+          ),
+          'data-test-subj': 'completeReportSuccess',
+        });
+      }
 
       if (maxSizeReached) {
         return toastNotifications.addWarning({

x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/worker.js

@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ export class Worker extends events.EventEmitter {
       docOutput.content_type = output.content_type || unknownMime;
       docOutput.max_size_reached = output.max_size_reached;
       docOutput.size = output.size;
+      docOutput.csv_contains_formulas = output.csv_contains_formulas;
     } else {
       docOutput.content = output || defaultOutput;
       docOutput.content_type = unknownMime;