Argument injection

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, security

Research direction

Start in python/extract_issues.py and trace how the --output value is parsed and used. Reproduce the reported input involving /tmp/../tmp/test_injection.txt, then verify that output handling no longer permits argument injection or unintended creation or overwriting of files.

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Description

In python/extract_issues.py, an input such as --output=/tmp/../tmp/test_injection.txt can lead to argument injection. This allows to create or overwrite an existing file on the system.

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