fix: cron prompt injection scanner bypass for multi-word variants#63
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The regex `ignore\s+(previous|all|above|prior)\s+instructions` only allowed ONE word between "ignore" and "instructions". Multi-word variants like "Ignore ALL prior instructions" bypassed the scanner because "ALL" matched the alternation but then `\s+instructions` failed to match "prior". Fix: use `(?:\w+\s+)*` groups to allow optional extra words before and after the keyword alternation.
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Summary
_scan_cron_promptregexBug
The regex
ignore\s+(previous|all|above|prior)\s+instructionsonly matches when there is exactly one keyword between "ignore" and "instructions". Multi-word variants bypass the scanner:ignore previous instructionsIgnore ALL prior instructionsignore all previous instructionsignore the above instructionsRoot cause: The alternation
(previous|all|above|prior)consumes "ALL", then\s+instructionstries to match "prior" and fails.Fix
Allow optional extra words before and after the keyword alternation:
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