False negative: missing os.exec* APIs with `sh -c` as sink in py/code-injection.
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**Description of the issue**
py/code-injection flags command injection when the code uses os.system(...) or subprocess.run(..., shell=True), but it does not flag the same tainted command when it is executed through Python os.exec* APIs with sh -c.
A minimal example:
```python
files = request.args.get("files", "")
os.execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", "ls " + files)
```
I also tested equivalent variants (os.execlp, os.execve, and subprocess.run(["sh","-c", ...])) and they were not reported either, while the os.system and shell=True controls were reported.
Sink pattern example in the wild:
https://github.com/ziyan/ssh-otp/blob/ad23edded03ee7d198417d99457d3cfa3df814d1/ssh-otp#L90
There are also code using `python -c
https://github.com/davidfraser/dbghelper/blob/f12b91b468bb640f1cb9d19733afef7696eee9fa/dbg.py#L47
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Línea de trabajo
Start with the py/code-injection query and compare its existing os.system and subprocess.run(shell=True) sink handling with the reported os.execl example. Run the minimal example and equivalent variants, then verify that tainted commands passed through sh -c are reported while the existing controls remain covered.
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- Stack tecnológico
- python
- Área
- security
- Tipo de issue
- Error
- Dificultad
- 3/5
- Tiempo estimado
- 1-2 días
- Estado de actividad
- Tranquilo
- Claridad
- Bastante claro
- Aptitud para principiantes
- 55/100