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Fix cs/log-forging alerts by stripping line endings before logging - #409

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Addresses the open cs/log-forging code scanning alerts.

Changes

  • Request-derived values logged by the IdentityServer UI template pages (CIBA id, Input.Id, consent returnUrl, logoutId) are now passed through ReplaceLineEndings(string.Empty) before logging. This method is a recognized CodeQL sanitizer for cs/log-forging.
  • Applied consistently to the shared template code across IdentityServer/v7, IdentityServer/v8, BFF/ and various/, including:
    • direct _logger.LogX(...) calls in Pages/**/*.cshtml.cs
    • the Pages/Log.cs LoggerMessage wrappers used by newer templates (not flagged today, but they have the same issue)
  • The positional {0} placeholder in "No consent request matching request: {0}" is now a named placeholder ({returnUrl}).

Structured logging placeholders are unchanged. This PR adds no shared helpers.

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  • dotnet build succeeds for all 56 touched projects.

Addresses cs/log-forging code scanning alerts by applying
ReplaceLineEndings(string.Empty) to request-derived values (CIBA id,
consent returnUrl, logoutId) in the IdentityServer UI template pages and
Pages/Log.cs LoggerMessage wrappers across IdentityServer/v7, v8, BFF and
various. Also replaces the positional {0} placeholder with a named one.

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🟢 Approval recommended

The consistent logging-only changes preserve request processing and existing null handling, with no blocking defects identified.

No open issues 🎉

What changed in this PR

This PR hardens logging in the shared IdentityServer UI samples against log forging by removing line endings from request-derived log values without changing the inputs used for authentication or consent processing.

Changes:

  • Sanitizes identifiers and return URLs in direct logging calls across IdentityServer, BFF, and Owin samples.
  • Applies the same sanitization in LoggerMessage wrappers.
  • Replaces positional consent-log placeholders with named {returnUrl} placeholders.
File Description
various/​clients/​Owin/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
various/​clients/​Owin/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
various/​clients/​Owin/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserManagement/​FullSample/​UserManagementSample/​Pages/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​WsFederationDynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​WsFederationDynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​WsFederationDynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​WindowsAuthentication/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​WindowsAuthentication/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​WindowsAuthentication/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​StepUp/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​StepUp/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​StepUp/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​ProfileService/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​ProfileService/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​ProfileService/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​DynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​DynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​DynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​Ciba/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​Ciba/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​UserInteraction/​Ciba/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SessionMigration/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SessionMigration/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SessionMigration/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SessionManagement/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SessionManagement/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SessionManagement/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SAML/​IdPInitiated/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SAML/​IdPInitiated/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SAML/​IdPInitiated/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SAML/​Basic/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SAML/​Basic/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​SAML/​Basic/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Quickstarts/​6_JS_without_backend/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Quickstarts/​6_JS_with_backend/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Quickstarts/​5_AspNetIdentity/​src/​IdentityServerAspNetIdentity/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Quickstarts/​4_EntityFramework/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Quickstarts/​3a_TokenManagement/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Quickstarts/​3_AspNetCoreAndApis/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Quickstarts/​2_InteractiveAspNetCore/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v8/​PAT/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​PAT/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​PAT/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​MTLS/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​MTLS/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​MTLS/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​McpDemo/​McpDemo.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v8/​IdentityServerHost/​src/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​IdentityServerHost/​src/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​IdentityServerHost/​src/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Diagnostics/​Otel/​src/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Diagnostics/​Otel/​src/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Diagnostics/​Otel/​src/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Diagnostics/​Aspire/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v8/​Configuration/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v8/​AspNetIdentityPasskeys/​IdentityServerAspNetIdentityPasskeys/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​WsFederationDynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​WsFederationDynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​WsFederationDynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​WindowsAuthentication/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​WindowsAuthentication/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​WindowsAuthentication/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​StepUp/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​StepUp/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​StepUp/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​ProfileService/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​ProfileService/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​ProfileService/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​DynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​DynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​DynamicProviders/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​Ciba/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​Ciba/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​UserInteraction/​Ciba/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​SessionMigration/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​SessionMigration/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​SessionMigration/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​SessionManagement/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​SessionManagement/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​SessionManagement/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Quickstarts/​6_JS_without_backend/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Quickstarts/​6_JS_with_backend/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Quickstarts/​5_AspNetIdentity/​src/​IdentityServerAspNetIdentity/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Quickstarts/​4_EntityFramework/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Quickstarts/​3a_TokenManagement/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Quickstarts/​3_AspNetCoreAndApis/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Quickstarts/​2_InteractiveAspNetCore/​src/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v7/​PAT/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​PAT/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​PAT/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​MTLS/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​MTLS/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​MTLS/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​McpDemo/​McpDemo.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v7/​IdentityServerHost/​src/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​IdentityServerHost/​src/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​IdentityServerHost/​src/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Diagnostics/​Otel/​src/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Diagnostics/​Otel/​src/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Diagnostics/​Otel/​src/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Diagnostics/​Aspire/​IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v7/​Configuration/​IdentityServerHost/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
IdentityServer/​v7/​AspNetIdentityPasskeys/​IdentityServerAspNetIdentityPasskeys/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
BFF/​v4/​TokenExchange/​TokenExchange.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
BFF/​v4/​TokenExchange/​TokenExchange.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
BFF/​v4/​TokenExchange/​TokenExchange.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
BFF/​v4/​MultiFrontendSSO/​MultiFrontendSSO.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
BFF/​v4/​docker/​ContainerizedIdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
BFF/​v4/​docker/​ContainerizedIdentityServer/​Pages/​Account/​Logout/​LoggedOut.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged logout ID.
BFF/​v3/​TokenExchange/​TokenExchange.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
BFF/​v3/​TokenExchange/​TokenExchange.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
BFF/​v3/​TokenExchange/​TokenExchange.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.
BFF/​v3/​docker/​ContainerizedIdentityServer/​Pages/​Log.cs Sanitizes IDs and return URLs in wrappers.
BFF/​v3/​docker/​ContainerizedIdentityServer/​Pages/​Account/​Logout/​LoggedOut.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged logout ID.
BFF/​v2/​TokenExchange/​TokenExchange.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Consent/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged return URL; names placeholder.
BFF/​v2/​TokenExchange/​TokenExchange.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Ciba/​Index.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged login ID.
BFF/​v2/​TokenExchange/​TokenExchange.IdentityServer/​Pages/​Ciba/​Consent.cshtml.cs Sanitizes logged consent IDs.

Review effort: Balanced

NoMatchingBackchannelLoginRequest and NoConsentMatchingRequest now accept
string? and use ?.ReplaceLineEndings so a missing request value no longer
throws NullReferenceException.

Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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🟢 Approval recommended

The logging-only changes consistently sanitize values while preserving null handling and request processing, with no blocking issues identified.

No open issues 🎉

Review effort: Balanced

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