elastic/kibana

[Management] Number fields accept invalid input

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#197,506 opened on Oct 23, 2024

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Description

While testing https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/196527, I noticed that different form fields in Kibana Management plugins accept invalid input in number fields. Examples I noticed:

  • Ingest pipelines creation flow - add processor form
  • ILM creation flow

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6a883a7b-0cf4-43e2-bc36-c0ff6d2ebf1b

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/45e21ff4-fc0d-4ef0-89c9-4dc922e1abfe

I think the e, -, and , characters are allowed by the Eui number field itself and it contains some validation for valid numbers. We should probably add validations from our side for valid numbers as well and not allow submitting the form if the number is invalid.

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Research direction
Investigate the number input validation in Kibana Management forms. Identify where the EuiFieldNumber is used without proper validation and add client side validation to prevent submission of invalid numbers (e.g., letters like 'e', minus sign, commas).
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typescript
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frontend
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