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[BASH] basic_auth_credentials missing quotes
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Description
Description
The use of basic auth with a $ character into the password is impossible as the $ is interpreted by bash.
Swagger-codegen version
2.4.0
Steps to reproduce
./cli -u 'login:passwordWithA$Inside' operation
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported command with a password containing a $, then trace the Bash client's basic_auth_credentials handling. Done means the generated command preserves the literal password and no longer lets Bash interpret the $; the payload names no file or test to run.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100