X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/e3c6b9bb9d6cef040f9c3f8a86337cf340966806..774a5f86b2fa8dcbc561c50901cf655711e836dc:/doc/plugins/contrib/hnb/discussion.mdwn diff --git a/doc/plugins/contrib/hnb/discussion.mdwn b/doc/plugins/contrib/hnb/discussion.mdwn index 716753878..45bd703c4 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/contrib/hnb/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/contrib/hnb/discussion.mdwn @@ -4,16 +4,25 @@ namely this line: system("hnb '$params{page}.hnb' 'go root' 'export_html $tmp' > /dev/null"); This could potentially allow execution of artibtary shell code, if the filename -contains a single quote. Which ikiwiki doesn't allow by default, but I prefer -to never involve a shell where one is not needed. The otl plugin is a good -example of how to safely fork a child process without involving the shell. +contains a single quote. + +* Fixed with version 0.02 by usage of `$params{content}` -- XTaran + +Which ikiwiki doesn't allow by default, but I prefer to never involve a shell where one is not needed. The otl plugin is a good example of how to safely fork a child process without involving the shell. + +* Had a look at that one as example before writing the hnb plugin, but hnb has different input/output characteristics. I would prefer another solution, too, but as long as it works and is secure, I'm fine with the current (fixed :-) ) solution -- [[XTaran]]. Other problems: * Use of shell mktemp from perl is suboptimal. File::Temp would be better. + * Fixed with version 0.02 -- [[XTaran]] * The htmlize hook should not operate on the contents of `$params{page}.hnb`. The content that needs to be htmlized is passed in to the hook in `$params{content}`. + * Fixed with version 0.02 -- [[XTaran]] If these problems are resolved and a copyright statement is added to the file, + +* Copyright Statement is in their for about a month. -- [[XTaran]] + I'd be willing to include this plugin in ikiwiki. --[[Joey]]