Re: [SMARTY-DEV] security's ALLOW_CONSTANTS

From: Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:55:20 +0000
Subject: Re: [SMARTY-DEV] security's ALLOW_CONSTANTS
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I removed ALLOW_CONSTANTS from $security_settings to avoid further confusion. We could add and implement it if somebody cares, of course. On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 10:02:56AM -0600, Monte Ohrt wrote: > ah, I was looking at the wrong thing... > > On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 09:24, messju mohr wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 09:00:46AM -0600, Monte Ohrt wrote: > > > Hmm, I don't recall that security setting... it was added in version 4.7 > > > of the repository, just 9 commits ago. > > > > Hmm, I find it in all releases down to 2.4.0 . 2.3.1 doesn't have it. > > But all version only have it defined as false, no version has it > > implemented. > > > > > > > On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 18:18, messju mohr wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > someone on IRC came up with this: There is an element in the > > > > $security_settings-array "ALLOW_CONSTANTS" (defaulting to false). This > > > > one is neither documented nor could I find a Smarty version supporting > > > > this setting. > > > > > > > > I think prohibiting constants in secured templates is useful. AFAIR > > > > ez_sql relies on the database-connection-parameters (including > > > > username and password) defined as constants. There may be other libs > > > > or apps that need constants defined you don't want to expose to an > > > > untrusted party that is allowd to edit templates. > > > > > > > > Enabling this setting is easy: > > > > > > > > Index: Smarty_Compiler.class.php > > > > =================================================================== > > > > RCS file: /repository/smarty/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php,v > > > > retrieving revision 1.315 > > > > diff -u -r1.315 Smarty_Compiler.class.php > > > > --- Smarty_Compiler.class.php 23 Feb 2004 23:14:40 -0000 1.315 > > > > +++ Smarty_Compiler.class.php 25 Feb 2004 00:08:39 -0000 > > > > @@ -2016,6 +2016,10 @@ > > > > break; > > > > > > > > case 'const': > > > > + if ($this->security && > > > > !$this->security_settings['ALLOW_CONSTANTS']) { > > > > + $this->_syntax_error("(secure mode) constants not > > > > permitted", E_USER_WARNING, __FILE__, __LINE__); > > > > + return; > > > > + } > > > > array_shift($indexes); > > > > $_val = $this->_parse_var_props(substr($indexes[0],1)); > > > > $compiled_ref = '@constant(' . $_val . ')'; > > > > > > > > > > > > If there are no objections, I'd like to add this to the Smarty-Compiler. > > > > > > > > > > > > greetings > > > > messju > > > > > > !DSPAM:403cbe58246931829411086! > > > > > > -- > Smarty Development Mailing List (http://smarty.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

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