Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 23: Incomplete string escaping or encoding #1662
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Potential fix for https://github.com/E2OpenPlugins/e2openplugin-OpenWebif/security/code-scanning/23
To fix the incomplete escaping, both backslashes (
\) and single quotes (') must be escaped in the string, in that order (to avoid double-escaping the backslashes introduced during quote escaping). The best way to do this is to first replace every backslash (\) with a double backslash (\\), and then replace every single quote (') with a backslash-single-quote (\'). This ensures that any existing backslashes do not interfere with the escaping of single quotes, and that the resulting string is safe to insert into a single-quoted JavaScript or HTML attribute. The changes only need to be made in the region wheredesc.replace(/'/g,"\\'")is currently used (line 774). No new libraries are needed, and the code remains functionally unchanged except for the more robust escaping.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.