Wrap JSONPath compile time recursion errors in JSONPathRecursionError

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Python JSONPath Change Log
 
+# Version 2.2.1 (unreleased)
+
+**Fixes**
+
+- JSONPath parser recursion limit failures now raise `JSONPathRecursionError`, preserving the original `RecursionError` as the cause. `JSONPathRecursionError` now also subclasses `RecursionError`, allowing existing except `RecursionError` handlers to continue working.
+
 ## Version 2.2.0
 
 **Fixes**

docs/index.md

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Python JSONPath is a non-evaluating, read-only implementation of JSONPath, suita
 
 We also include implementations of [JSON Pointer](pointers.md) ([RFC 6901](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6901)) and [JSON Patch](api.md#jsonpath.JSONPatch) ([RFC 6902](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6902)), plus methods for converting a [JSONPathMatch](api.md#jsonpath.JSONPathMatch) to a `JSONPointer`.
 
+!!! warning
+
+    If you are accepting JSONPath queries from untrusted users, make sure you handle `JSONPathRecursionError` (a subclass of `JSONPathError` and Python's `RecursionError`). `JSONPathRecursionError` can be thrown at compile time if a query has been crafted to cause our recursive parser to reach Python's recursion limit. Or at path resolution time if `max_recursion_depth` is reached with the descendent segment.
+
 ## Install
 
 Install Python JSONPath using [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/getting-started/):

jsonpath/__about__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-present James Prior <jamesgr.prior@gmail.com>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-__version__ = "2.2.0"
+__version__ = "2.2.1"

jsonpath/__init__.py

@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ def compile(path: str, *, strict: bool = False) -> Union[JSONPath, CompoundJSONP
         JSONPathSyntaxError: If _path_ is invalid.
         JSONPathTypeError: If filter functions are given arguments of an
             unacceptable type.
+        JSONPathRecursionError: If _path_ has been crafted in such a way as to
+            cause our recursive parser to reach Python's recursion limit.
+            `JSONPathRecursionError` inherits from both `JSONPathError` and
+            `RecursionError`.
     """
     return _STRICT_ENV.compile(path) if strict else DEFAULT_ENV.compile(path)
 
@@ -144,6 +148,10 @@ def findall(
         JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
         JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
             an incompatible way.
+        JSONPathRecursionError: At path resolution time if `max_recursion_depth`
+            is reached with the descendent segment. Or at compile time if _path_
+            has been crafted to cause our recursive parser to reach Python's
+            recursion limit.
     """
     return (
         _STRICT_ENV.findall(path, data, filter_context=filter_context)
@@ -181,6 +189,10 @@ async def findall_async(
         JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
         JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
             an incompatible way.
+        JSONPathRecursionError: At path resolution time if `max_recursion_depth`
+            is reached with the descendent segment. Or at compile time if _path_
+            has been crafted to cause our recursive parser to reach Python's
+            recursion limit.
     """
     return (
         await _STRICT_ENV.findall_async(path, data, filter_context=filter_context)
@@ -217,6 +229,10 @@ def finditer(
         JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
         JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
             an incompatible way.
+        JSONPathRecursionError: At path resolution time if `max_recursion_depth`
+            is reached with the descendent segment. Or at compile time if _path_
+            has been crafted to cause our recursive parser to reach Python's
+            recursion limit.
     """
     return (
         _STRICT_ENV.finditer(path, data, filter_context=filter_context)
@@ -254,6 +270,10 @@ async def finditer_async(
         JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
         JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
             an incompatible way.
+        JSONPathRecursionError: At path resolution time if `max_recursion_depth`
+            is reached with the descendent segment. Or at compile time if _path_
+            has been crafted to cause our recursive parser to reach Python's
+            recursion limit.
     """
     return (
         await _STRICT_ENV.finditer_async(path, data, filter_context=filter_context)
@@ -290,6 +310,10 @@ def match(
         JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
         JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
             an incompatible way.
+        JSONPathRecursionError: At path resolution time if `max_recursion_depth`
+            is reached with the descendent segment. Or at compile time if _path_
+            has been crafted to cause our recursive parser to reach Python's
+            recursion limit.
     """
     return (
         _STRICT_ENV.match(path, data, filter_context=filter_context)
@@ -357,6 +381,10 @@ def query(
         JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
         JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
             an incompatible way.
+        JSONPathRecursionError: At path resolution time if `max_recursion_depth`
+            is reached with the descendent segment. Or at compile time if _path_
+            has been crafted to cause our recursive parser to reach Python's
+            recursion limit.
     """
     return (
         _STRICT_ENV.query(path, data, filter_context=filter_context)

jsonpath/env.py

@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ def compile(self, path: str) -> Union[JSONPath, CompoundJSONPath]:  # noqa: A003
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If _path_ is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If filter functions are given arguments of an
                 unacceptable type.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: If _path_ has been crafted in such a way as
+                to cause our recursive parser to reach Python's recursion limit.
+                JSONPathRecursionError inherits from both `JSONPathError` and
+                `RecursionError`.
         """
         tokens = self.lexer.tokenize(path)
         stream = TokenStream(tokens)
@@ -298,6 +302,10 @@ def findall(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: At path resolution time if `max_recursion_depth`
+                is reached with the descendent segment. Or at compile time if
+                _path_ has been crafted to cause our recursive parser to reach
+                Python's recursion limit.
         """
         return self.compile(path).findall(data, filter_context=filter_context)
 
@@ -327,6 +335,10 @@ def finditer(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: At path resolution time if `max_recursion_depth`
+                is reached with the descendent segment. Or at compile time if
+                _path_ has been crafted to cause our recursive parser to reach
+                Python's recursion limit.
         """
         return self.compile(path).finditer(data, filter_context=filter_context)
 
@@ -356,6 +368,10 @@ def match(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: At path resolution time if `max_recursion_depth`
+                is reached with the descendent segment. Or at compile time if
+                _path_ has been crafted to cause our recursive parser to reach
+                Python's recursion limit.
         """
         return self.compile(path).match(data, filter_context=filter_context)
 
@@ -416,6 +432,10 @@ def query(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: At path resolution time if `max_recursion_depth`
+                is reached with the descendent segment. Or at compile time if
+                _path_ has been crafted to cause our recursive parser to reach
+                Python's recursion limit.
         """
         return Query(self.finditer(path, data, filter_context=filter_context), self)
 

jsonpath/exceptions.py

@@ -135,15 +135,19 @@ def __init__(self, *args: object, token: Token) -> None:
         self.token = token
 
 
-class JSONPathRecursionError(JSONPathError):
+class JSONPathRecursionError(JSONPathError, RecursionError):
     """An exception raised when the maximum recursion depth is reached.
 
+    This could be raised at parse time if a JSONPath query is constructed in
+    such a way to hit Python's recursion limit. Or at query resolution time
+    if `max_recursion_depth` is reached by the descendant segment (`..`).
+
     Arguments:
         args: Arguments passed to `Exception`.
         token: The token that caused the error.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, *args: object, token: Token) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, *args: object, token: Optional[Token]) -> None:
         super().__init__(*args)
         self.token = token
 

jsonpath/parse.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from jsonpath.function_extensions.filter_function import ExpressionType
 from jsonpath.function_extensions.filter_function import FilterFunction
 
+from .exceptions import JSONPathRecursionError
 from .exceptions import JSONPathSyntaxError
 from .exceptions import JSONPathTypeError
 from .filter import CURRENT_KEY
@@ -324,7 +325,10 @@ def parse(self, stream: TokenStream) -> Iterator[JSONPathSegment]:
             # Raises a syntax error because the current token is not TOKEN_ROOT.
             stream.expect(TOKEN_ROOT)
 
-        yield from self.parse_query(stream)
+        try:
+            yield from self.parse_query(stream)
+        except RecursionError as err:
+            raise JSONPathRecursionError(str(err), token=None) from err
 
         if stream.current().kind not in (TOKEN_EOF, TOKEN_INTERSECTION, TOKEN_UNION):
             raise JSONPathSyntaxError(

jsonpath/path.py

@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ def findall(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: If `max_recursion_depth` is reached with
+                the descendent segment.
         """
         return [
             match.obj for match in self.finditer(data, filter_context=filter_context)
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ def finditer(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: If `max_recursion_depth` is reached with
+                the descendent segment.
         """
         _data = load_data(data)
         path = self.env.pseudo_root_token if self.pseudo_root else self.env.root_token
@@ -189,6 +193,8 @@ def match(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: If `max_recursion_depth` is reached with
+                the descendent segment.
         """
         try:
             return next(iter(self.finditer(data, filter_context=filter_context)))
@@ -213,6 +219,8 @@ def query(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: If `max_recursion_depth` is reached with
+                the descendent segment.
         """
         return Query(self.finditer(data, filter_context=filter_context), self.env)
 
@@ -291,6 +299,9 @@ def findall(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: If `max_recursion_depth` is reached with
+                the descendent segment.
+
         """
         objs = self.path.findall(data, filter_context=filter_context)
 
@@ -325,6 +336,8 @@ def finditer(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: If `max_recursion_depth` is reached with
+                the descendent segment.
         """
         matches = self.path.finditer(data, filter_context=filter_context)
 
@@ -360,6 +373,8 @@ def match(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: If `max_recursion_depth` is reached with
+                the descendent segment.
         """
         try:
             return next(iter(self.finditer(data, filter_context=filter_context)))
@@ -417,6 +432,8 @@ def query(
             JSONPathSyntaxError: If the path is invalid.
             JSONPathTypeError: If a filter expression attempts to use types in
                 an incompatible way.
+            JSONPathRecursionError: If `max_recursion_depth` is reached with
+                the descendent segment.
         """
         return Query(self.finditer(data, filter_context=filter_context), self.env)
 

tests/test_errors.py

@@ -105,3 +105,11 @@ class MockEnv(JSONPathEnvironment):
 
     with pytest.raises(JSONPathRecursionError):
         env.findall(query, data)
+
+
+def test_compile_time_recursion_error(env: JSONPathEnvironment) -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(JSONPathRecursionError):
+        env.compile("$[?" + "!" * 493 + "@.a]")
+
+    with pytest.raises(RecursionError):
+        env.compile("$[?" + "!" * 493 + "@.a]")