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Difference between revisions of "Unsafe evaluation"
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Design around the need to combine the function "eval" with user input. | Design around the need to combine the function "eval" with user input. | ||
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{{code|text=<source lang="bash">IGNORECASE=1 find -regextype posix-awk -regex ".*\.(rb|php|pl|py|pm)" -exec grep -HnC2 \\beval\( '{}' \;</source>}} | {{code|text=<source lang="bash">IGNORECASE=1 find -regextype posix-awk -regex ".*\.(rb|php|pl|py|pm)" -exec grep -HnC2 \\beval\( '{}' \;</source>}} | ||
[[Category:Secure programming]] | [[Category:Secure programming]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:56, 12 May 2013
Proof of concept
It is never safe to eval() user input, plain and simple. There is always another way to skin the cat; try and consider that!
Mitigation
Design around the need to combine the function "eval" with user input.
Auditing
IGNORECASE=1 find -regextype posix-awk -regex ".*\.(rb|php|pl|py|pm)" -exec grep -HnC2 \\beval\( '{}' \; |
