Re: Replacing template variables with values?

From: Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 06:21:39 +0000
Subject: Re: Replacing template variables with values?
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You wrote: > > This always works for me... > > > > eval ("\$message = \"$message\";"); > > RED ALERT! SECURITY TO THE BRIDGE! > > "Captain, there's Klingons off the starboard bow!" > > Oh, sorry. Did I type that aloud? Sorry. > > If $message is a free-form email typed in by a potentially malicious user > this looks pretty dangerous to me... > > Have you tried it with things like: > > $message = '";exec("/usr/bin/cat /etc/passwd");'; > > Do *NOT* try this one, but if the above works, think what *THIS* would do! > $message = '";exec("/usr/bin/rm -rf /");'; The e-mail script is for administration, so it's password protected. Do you still see a problem? Do you have any better ideas? -- -Ryan :: ICQ - 595003 :: GigaBoard - http://www.gigaboard.net/

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