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GHSA-cxf7-qrc5-9446
No affected components available
Impact
When using the #apply method from image_processing to apply a series of operations that are coming from unsanitized user input, this allows the attacker to execute shell commands:
ImageProcessing::Vips.apply({ system: "echo EXECUTED" })
#>> EXECUTED
This method is called internally by Active Storage variants, so Active Storage is vulnerable as well.
Patches
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.12.2 of image_processing.
Workarounds
If you're processing based on user input, it's highly recommended that you always sanitize the user input, by allowing only a constrained set of operations. For example:
operations = params[:operations]
.map { |operation| [operation[:name], *operation[:value]] }
.select { |name, *| name.to_s.include? %w[resize_to_limit strip ...] } # sanitization
ImageProcessing::Vips.apply(operations)
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.
Active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Immediate patching or mitigation is required.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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