Removed HTML sanitization.

This is better done on the resulting HTML; use the xss-sanitize library
for this.  xss-sanitize is based on pandoc's sanitization, but improves
it.

- Removed stateSanitize from ParserState.
- Removed --sanitize-html option.

README

@@ -269,12 +269,6 @@ Options
 :   Disable text wrapping in output. By default, text is wrapped
     appropriately for the output format.
 
-`--sanitize-html`
-:   Sanitizes HTML (in markdown or HTML input) using a whitelist.
-    Unsafe tags are replaced by HTML comments; unsafe attributes
-    are omitted.  URIs in links and images are also checked against a
-    whitelist of URI schemes.
-
 `--email-obfuscation=`*none|javascript|references*
 :   Specify a method for obfuscating `mailto:` links in HTML documents.
     *none* leaves `mailto:` links as they are.  *javascript* obfuscates

src/Text/Pandoc/Parsing.hs

@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ data ParserState = ParserState
     { stateParseRaw        :: Bool,          -- ^ Parse raw HTML and LaTeX?
       stateParserContext   :: ParserContext, -- ^ Inside list?
       stateQuoteContext    :: QuoteContext,  -- ^ Inside quoted environment?
-      stateSanitizeHTML    :: Bool,          -- ^ Sanitize HTML?
       stateKeys            :: KeyTable,      -- ^ List of reference keys
       stateCitations       :: [String],      -- ^ List of available citations
       stateNotes           :: NoteTable,     -- ^ List of notes
@@ -614,7 +613,6 @@ defaultParserState =
     ParserState { stateParseRaw        = False,
                   stateParserContext   = NullState,
                   stateQuoteContext    = NoQuote,
-                  stateSanitizeHTML    = False,
                   stateKeys            = M.empty,
                   stateCitations       = [],
                   stateNotes           = [],

src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ module Text.Pandoc.Readers.HTML (
                                  extractTagType,
                                  htmlBlockElement,
                                  htmlComment,
-                                 unsanitaryURI
                                 ) where
 
 import Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ import Text.Pandoc.CharacterReferences ( decodeCharacterReferences )
 import Data.Maybe ( fromMaybe )
 import Data.List ( isPrefixOf, isSuffixOf, intercalate )
 import Data.Char ( toLower, isAlphaNum )
-import Network.URI ( parseURIReference, URI (..) )
 import Control.Monad ( liftM, when )
 
 -- | Convert HTML-formatted string to 'Pandoc' document.
@@ -85,36 +83,6 @@ blockHtmlTags = ["address", "blockquote", "body", "center", "dir", "div",
                  "dt", "frameset", "li", "tbody", "td", "tfoot",
                  "th", "thead", "tr", "script", "style"]
 
-sanitaryTags :: [[Char]]
-sanitaryTags = ["a", "abbr", "acronym", "address", "area", "b", "big",
-                "blockquote", "br", "button", "caption", "center",
-                "cite", "code", "col", "colgroup", "dd", "del", "dfn",
-                "dir", "div", "dl", "dt", "em", "fieldset", "font",
-                "form", "h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6", "hr",
-                "i", "img", "input", "ins", "kbd", "label", "legend",
-                "li", "map", "menu", "ol", "optgroup", "option", "p",
-                "pre", "q", "s", "samp", "select", "small", "span",
-                "strike", "strong", "sub", "sup", "table", "tbody",
-                "td", "textarea", "tfoot", "th", "thead", "tr", "tt",
-                "u", "ul", "var"]
-
-sanitaryAttributes :: [[Char]]
-sanitaryAttributes = ["abbr", "accept", "accept-charset",
-                      "accesskey", "action", "align", "alt", "axis",
-                      "border", "cellpadding", "cellspacing", "char",
-                      "charoff", "charset", "checked", "cite", "class",
-                      "clear", "cols", "colspan", "color", "compact",
-                      "coords", "datetime", "dir", "disabled",
-                      "enctype", "for", "frame", "headers", "height",
-                      "href", "hreflang", "hspace", "id", "ismap",
-                      "label", "lang", "longdesc", "maxlength", "media",
-                      "method", "multiple", "name", "nohref", "noshade",
-                      "nowrap", "prompt", "readonly", "rel", "rev",
-                      "rows", "rowspan", "rules", "scope", "selected",
-                      "shape", "size", "span", "src", "start",
-                      "summary", "tabindex", "target", "title", "type",
-                      "usemap", "valign", "value", "vspace", "width"]
-
 -- taken from HXT and extended
 
 closes :: String -> String -> Bool
@@ -153,41 +121,6 @@ _ `closes` _ = False
 -- HTML utility functions
 --
 
--- | Returns @True@ if sanitization is specified and the specified tag is 
---  not on the sanitized tag list.
-unsanitaryTag :: [Char]
-              -> GenParser tok ParserState Bool
-unsanitaryTag tag = do
-  st <- getState
-  return $ stateSanitizeHTML st && tag `notElem` sanitaryTags
-
--- | returns @True@ if sanitization is specified and the specified attribute
---  is not on the sanitized attribute list.
-unsanitaryAttribute :: ([Char], String, t)
-                    -> GenParser tok ParserState Bool
-unsanitaryAttribute (attr, val, _) = do
-  st <- getState
-  return $ stateSanitizeHTML st &&
-           (attr `notElem` sanitaryAttributes ||
-             (attr `elem` ["href","src"] && unsanitaryURI val))
-
--- | Returns @True@ if the specified URI is potentially a security risk.
-unsanitaryURI :: String -> Bool
-unsanitaryURI u =
-  let safeURISchemes = [ "", "http:", "https:", "ftp:", "mailto:", "file:",
-             "telnet:", "gopher:", "aaa:", "aaas:", "acap:", "cap:", "cid:",
-             "crid:", "dav:", "dict:", "dns:", "fax:", "go:", "h323:", "im:",
-             "imap:", "ldap:", "mid:", "news:", "nfs:", "nntp:", "pop:",
-             "pres:", "sip:", "sips:", "snmp:", "tel:", "urn:", "wais:",
-             "xmpp:", "z39.50r:", "z39.50s:", "aim:", "callto:", "cvs:",
-             "ed2k:", "feed:", "fish:", "gg:", "irc:", "ircs:", "lastfm:",
-             "ldaps:", "magnet:", "mms:", "msnim:", "notes:", "rsync:",
-             "secondlife:", "skype:", "ssh:", "sftp:", "smb:", "sms:",
-             "snews:", "webcal:", "ymsgr:"]
-  in  case parseURIReference (escapeURI u) of
-           Just p  -> (map toLower $ uriScheme p) `notElem` safeURISchemes
-           Nothing -> True
-
 -- | Read blocks until end tag.
 blocksTilEnd :: String -> GenParser Char ParserState [Block]
 blocksTilEnd tag = do
@@ -240,10 +173,7 @@ anyHtmlTag = try $ do
   char '>'
   let result = "<" ++ tag ++ 
                concatMap (\(_, _, raw) -> (' ':raw)) attribs ++ ender' ++ ">"
-  unsanitary <- unsanitaryTag tag
-  if unsanitary
-     then return $ "<!-- unsafe HTML removed -->"
-     else return result
+  return result
 
 anyHtmlEndTag :: GenParser Char ParserState [Char]
 anyHtmlEndTag = try $ do
@@ -255,10 +185,7 @@ anyHtmlEndTag = try $ do
   spaces
   char '>'
   let result = "</" ++ tag ++ ">"
-  unsanitary <- unsanitaryTag tag
-  if unsanitary
-     then return $ "<!-- unsafe HTML removed -->"
-     else return result 
+  return result 
 
 htmlTag :: Bool
         -> String
@@ -294,16 +221,10 @@ quoted quoteChar = do
                     (many (noneOf [quoteChar]))
   return (result, [quoteChar])
 
-nullAttribute :: ([Char], [Char], [Char])
-nullAttribute = ("", "", "") 
-
 htmlAttribute :: GenParser Char ParserState ([Char], [Char], [Char])
 htmlAttribute = do
   attr <- htmlRegularAttribute <|> htmlMinimizedAttribute
-  unsanitary <- unsanitaryAttribute attr
-  if unsanitary
-     then return nullAttribute
-     else return attr
+  return attr
 
 -- minimized boolean attribute
 htmlMinimizedAttribute :: GenParser Char st ([Char], [Char], [Char])
@@ -364,10 +285,7 @@ htmlScript = try $ do
   lookAhead $ htmlOpenTag "script"
   open <- anyHtmlTag
   rest <- liftM concat $ manyTill scriptChunk (htmlEndTag "script")
-  st <- getState
-  if stateSanitizeHTML st && not ("script" `elem` sanitaryTags)
-     then return "<!-- unsafe HTML removed -->"
-     else return $ open ++ rest ++ "</script>"
+  return $ open ++ rest ++ "</script>"
 
 scriptChunk :: GenParser Char ParserState [Char]
 scriptChunk = jsComment <|> jsString <|> jsChars
@@ -399,10 +317,7 @@ htmlStyle = try $ do
   lookAhead $ htmlOpenTag "style"
   open <- anyHtmlTag
   rest <- manyTill anyChar (htmlEndTag "style")
-  st <- getState
-  if stateSanitizeHTML st && not ("style" `elem` sanitaryTags)
-     then return "<!-- unsafe HTML removed -->"
-     else return $ open ++ rest ++ "</style>"
+  return $ open ++ rest ++ "</style>"
 
 htmlBlockElement :: GenParser Char ParserState [Char]
 htmlBlockElement = choice [ htmlScript, htmlStyle, htmlComment, xmlDec, definition ]

src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import Text.Pandoc.Readers.LaTeX ( rawLaTeXInline, rawLaTeXEnvironment' )
 import Text.Pandoc.Readers.HTML ( rawHtmlBlock, anyHtmlBlockTag, 
                                   anyHtmlInlineTag, anyHtmlTag,
                                   anyHtmlEndTag, htmlEndTag, extractTagType,
-                                  htmlBlockElement, htmlComment, unsanitaryURI )
+                                  htmlBlockElement, htmlComment )
 import Text.Pandoc.CharacterReferences ( decodeCharacterReferences )
 import Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec
 import Control.Monad (when, liftM, guard)
@@ -1152,10 +1152,7 @@ link :: GenParser Char ParserState Inline
 link = try $ do
   lab <- reference
   (src, tit) <- source <|> referenceLink lab
-  sanitize <- getState >>= return . stateSanitizeHTML
-  if sanitize && unsanitaryURI src
-     then fail "Unsanitary URI"
-     else return $ Link lab (src, tit)
+  return $ Link lab (src, tit)
 
 -- a link like [this][ref] or [this][] or [this]
 referenceLink :: [Inline]
@@ -1175,12 +1172,9 @@ autoLink = try $ do
   (orig, src) <- uri <|> emailAddress
   char '>'
   st <- getState
-  let sanitize = stateSanitizeHTML st
-  if sanitize && unsanitaryURI src
-     then fail "Unsanitary URI"
-     else return $ if stateStrict st
-                      then Link [Str orig] (src, "")
-                      else Link [Code orig] (src, "")
+  return $ if stateStrict st
+              then Link [Str orig] (src, "")
+              else Link [Code orig] (src, "")
 
 image :: GenParser Char ParserState Inline
 image = try $ do

src/pandoc.hs

@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ data Opt = Opt
     , optStrict            :: Bool    -- ^ Use strict markdown syntax
     , optReferenceLinks    :: Bool    -- ^ Use reference links in writing markdown, rst
     , optWrapText          :: Bool    -- ^ Wrap text
-    , optSanitizeHTML      :: Bool    -- ^ Sanitize HTML
     , optPlugins           :: [Pandoc -> IO Pandoc] -- ^ Plugins to apply
     , optEmailObfuscation  :: ObfuscationMethod
     , optIdentifierPrefix  :: String
@@ -194,7 +193,6 @@ defaultOpts = Opt
     , optStrict            = False
     , optReferenceLinks    = False
     , optWrapText          = True
-    , optSanitizeHTML      = False
     , optPlugins           = []
     , optEmailObfuscation  = JavascriptObfuscation
     , optIdentifierPrefix  = ""
@@ -344,11 +342,6 @@ options =
                   (\opt -> return opt { optWrapText = False }))
                  "" -- "Do not wrap text in output"
 
-    , Option "" ["sanitize-html"]
-                 (NoArg
-                  (\opt -> return opt { optSanitizeHTML = True }))
-                 "" -- "Sanitize HTML"
-
     , Option "" ["email-obfuscation"]
                  (ReqArg
                   (\arg opt -> do
@@ -673,7 +666,6 @@ main = do
               , optStrict            = strict
               , optReferenceLinks    = referenceLinks
               , optWrapText          = wrap
-              , optSanitizeHTML      = sanitize
               , optEmailObfuscation  = obfuscationMethod
               , optIdentifierPrefix  = idPrefix
               , optIndentedCodeClasses = codeBlockClasses
@@ -772,7 +764,6 @@ main = do
   let startParserState =
          defaultParserState { stateParseRaw        = parseRaw,
                               stateTabStop         = tabStop,
-                              stateSanitizeHTML    = sanitize,
                               stateLiterateHaskell = "+lhs" `isSuffixOf` readerName' ||
                                                      lhsExtension sources,
                               stateStandalone      = standalone',