nofusscomputing / nofusscomputing/centurion_ui

Jinja Renderer Remote code execution

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Description

As detailed in mozilla/nunjucks-docs#17 the templating engine has the capability to execute code. as such, this needs to be prevented.

details

  • fix the vulnerability or find one that isn't vulnerable

Currently Jinja is used for external links for building the URL from the models data. i.e. {{ device.name }}. There are future plans for jinja to be used within templating.

Links

  • Reference: mozilla/nunjucks-docs#17

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  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue identifies the Jinja renderer and its use for building external-link URLs from model data; start by tracing that rendering path and reviewing the linked mozilla/nunjucks-docs#17 reference. Done means the code-execution vulnerability is prevented or the renderer is replaced with a non-vulnerable option.

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Assessment

Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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