this fixes issue #20, seriously, no clue how I missed the missing constantize code
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@@ -2,31 +2,39 @@ class BenefitFormsController < ApplicationController
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def index
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end
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def download
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begin
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file = Rails.root.join('public', 'docs', params[:name])
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path = Rails.root.join('public', 'docs', params[:name])
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file = params[:type].constantize.new(path)
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send_file file, :disposition => 'attachment'
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rescue
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redirect_to user_benefit_forms_path(:user_id => current_user.user_id)
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end
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end
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=begin
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=begin
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# More secure version
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def download
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file_assoc = {"1" => "Health_n_Stuff.pdf", "2" => "Dental_n_Stuff.pdf"}
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begin
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if file_assoc.has_key?(params[:name].to_s)
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file = Rails.root.join('public', 'docs', file_assoc[params[:name].to_s])
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send_file file, :disposition => 'attachment'
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path = Rails.root.join('public', 'docs', file_assoc[params[:name].to_s])
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if params[:type] == "File"
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file = params[:type].constantize.new(path)
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send_file file, :disposition => 'attachment'
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end
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else
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file = Rails.root.join('public', 'docs', "Dental_n_Stuff.pdf")
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send_file file, :disposition => 'attachment'
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end
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rescue
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redirect_to user_benefit_forms_path(:user_id => current_user.user_id)
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end
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end
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=end
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=end
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end
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@@ -37,16 +37,17 @@
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</p>
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<pre class="ruby">
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def download
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begin
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file = Rails.root.join('public', 'docs', params[:name])
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send_file file, :disposition => 'attachment'
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rescue
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redirect_to user_benefit_forms_path(:user_id => current_user.user_id)
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end
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end
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begin
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<span style="background-color:yellow">path = Rails.root.join('public', 'docs', params[:name])</span>
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<span style="background-color:yellow">file = params[:type].constantize.new(path)</span>
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send_file file, :disposition => 'attachment'
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rescue
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redirect_to user_benefit_forms_path(:user_id => current_user.user_id)
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end
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end
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</pre>
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<p class="desc">
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The location of the file to render is dynamically generated based on user input (params[:name]). This means the user controls the location of the file to be retrieved.
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The location of the file to render is dynamically generated based on user input (params[:name]). This means the user controls the location of the file to be retrieved. Additionally, the params[:type] (File) is not validated to make sure it matches up with expected values.
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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@@ -85,15 +86,19 @@
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In this instance and as always, there are multiple ways to fix this. A simple method to secure this function by validating user input is as follows:
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</p>
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<pre class="ruby">
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# More secure version
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# More secure version
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def download
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file_assoc = {"1" => "Health_n_Stuff.pdf", "2" => "Dental_n_Stuff.pdf"}
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<span style="background-color:yellow">file_assoc = {"1" => "Health_n_Stuff.pdf", "2" => "Dental_n_Stuff.pdf"}</span>
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begin
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if file_assoc.has_key?(params[:name].to_s)
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file = Rails.root.join('public', 'docs', file_assoc[params[:name].to_s])
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send_file file, :disposition => 'attachment'
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<span style="background-color:yellow">if file_assoc.has_key?(params[:name].to_s)</span>
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path = Rails.root.join('public', 'docs', file_assoc[params[:name].to_s])
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<span style="background-color:yellow">if params[:type] == "File"</span>
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file = params[:type].constantize.new(path)
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send_file file, :disposition => 'attachment'
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end
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else
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file = Rails.root.join('public', 'docs', "Dental_n_Stuff.pdf")
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send_file file, :disposition => 'attachment'
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end
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rescue
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redirect_to user_benefit_forms_path(:user_id => current_user.user_id)
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