[rb] External Control of File Name or Path use of Kernel.open or IO.read with a non-constant value

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selenium/rake_tasks/crazy_fun/main.rb

Line 150 in 3744929

data = IO.read(file_name)

fix address the issue replace the usage of IO.read with File.read. This change ensures that the file-reading operation does not inadvertently execute shell commands if the file name starts with a |. The functionality remains the same, as File.read is a direct and safer alternative to IO.read.

• Locate the line where IO.read(file_name) is used.
• Replace IO.read(file_name) with File.read(file_name).

Command Injection. Ruby on Rails Cheat Sheet: Command Injection

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PR Type

Bug fix

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Description

• Replace IO.read with File.read to prevent command injection

• Fix security vulnerability in file reading operation

• Ensure file names starting with | don't execute shell commands

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Diagram Walkthrough

flowchart LR
  A["IO.read(file_name)"] -- "security fix" --> B["File.read(file_name)"]
  B --> C["Safe file reading"]

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Bug fix	main.rb Security fix for file reading operation                                    rake_tasks/crazy_fun/main.rb Replace IO.read(file_name) with File.read(file_name) in parse_file method Prevents command injection vulnerability when file names start with | +1/-1

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🔒 Security concerns Command injection prevention: This PR correctly addresses a security vulnerability by replacing IO.read with File.read. The change prevents potential command injection attacks where a malicious file name starting with | could execute shell commands. File.read is safer as it only reads files and doesn't interpret special characters as shell commands.

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