FIX: Escape regexp chars in `SiteSetting.censored_words`.

lib/validators/censored_words_validator.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class CensoredWordsValidator < ActiveModel::EachValidator
   def validate_each(record, attribute, value)
     if !SiteSetting.censored_words.blank? &&
-      !(censored_words = value.scan(/#{SiteSetting.censored_words}/i)).empty?
+      !(censored_words = value.scan(censored_words_regexp)).empty?
 
       record.errors.add(
         attribute, :contains_censored_words,
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ class CensoredWordsValidator < ActiveModel::EachValidator
     def join_censored_words(censored_words)
       censored_words.map!(&:downcase)
       censored_words.uniq!
-      censored_words.join(", ")
+      censored_words.join(", ".freeze)
+    end
+
+    def censored_words_regexp
+      Regexp.new(
+        SiteSetting.censored_words.split('|'.freeze).map! { |w| Regexp.escape(w) }.join('|'.freeze),
+        true
+      )
     end
 end

spec/models/post_spec.rb

@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ describe Post do
       expect(Fabricate.build(:post, post_args)).to be_valid
     end
 
-    it 'treate blank posts as invalid' do
+    it 'create blank posts as invalid' do
       expect(Fabricate.build(:post, raw: "")).not_to be_valid
     end
   end

spec/models/topic_spec.rb

@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ describe Topic do
     context "#title" do
       it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :title }
 
+      describe 'censored pattern' do
+        describe 'when title matches censored pattern' do
+          it 'should not be valid' do
+            SiteSetting.censored_pattern = 'orange.*'
+
+            topic.title = 'I have orangEjuice orange monkey orange stuff'
+
+            expect(topic).to_not be_valid
+
+            expect(topic.errors.full_messages.first).to include(I18n.t(
+              'errors.messages.matches_censored_pattern', censored_words: 'orangejuice orange monkey orange stuff'
+            ))
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       describe 'censored words' do
         describe 'when title contains censored words' do
           it 'should not be valid' do
@@ -28,20 +44,6 @@ describe Topic do
           end
         end
 
-        describe 'when title matches censored pattern' do
-          it 'should not be valid' do
-            SiteSetting.censored_pattern = 'orange.*'
-
-            topic.title = 'I have orangEjuice orange monkey orange stuff'
-
-            expect(topic).to_not be_valid
-
-            expect(topic.errors.full_messages.first).to include(I18n.t(
-              'errors.messages.matches_censored_pattern', censored_words: 'orangejuice orange monkey orange stuff'
-            ))
-          end
-        end
-
         describe 'when title does not contain censored words' do
           it 'should be valid' do
             topic.title = 'The cake is a lie'
@@ -49,6 +51,23 @@ describe Topic do
             expect(topic).to be_valid
           end
         end
+
+        describe 'escape special characters in censored words' do
+          before do
+            SiteSetting.censored_words = 'co(onut|coconut|a**le'
+          end
+
+          it 'should not valid' do
+            topic.title = "I have a co(onut a**le"
+
+            expect(topic.valid?).to eq(false)
+
+            expect(topic.errors.full_messages.first).to include(I18n.t(
+              'errors.messages.contains_censored_words',
+              censored_words: 'co(onut, a**le'
+            ))
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end