Class: Brakeman::CheckNestedAttributes

Inherits:
BaseCheck
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/brakeman/checks/check_nested_attributes.rb

Overview

Check for vulnerability in nested attributes in Rails 2.3.9 and 3.0.0 http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/browse_thread/thread/f9f913d328dafe0c

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#run_check ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/brakeman/checks/check_nested_attributes.rb', line 10

def run_check
  version = rails_version

  if (version == "2.3.9" or version == "3.0.0") and uses_nested_attributes?
    message = msg("Vulnerability in nested attributes ", msg_cve("CVE-2010-3933"), ". Upgrade to ")

    if version == "2.3.9"
      message << msg_version("2.3.10")
    else
      message << msg_version("3.0.1")
    end

    warn :warning_type => "Nested Attributes",
      :warning_code => :CVE_2010_3933,
      :message => message,
      :confidence => :high,
      :gem_info => gemfile_or_environment,
      :link_path => "https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rubyonrails-security/-fkT0yja_gw/discussion",
      :cwe_id => [20]
  end
end

#uses_nested_attributes? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/brakeman/checks/check_nested_attributes.rb', line 32

def uses_nested_attributes?
  active_record_models.each do |_name, model|
    return true if model.options[:accepts_nested_attributes_for]
  end

  false
end