CVE-2013-0156: Safe XML params parsing. Doesn't allow symbols or yaml.

actionpack/test/controller/webservice_test.rb

@@ -116,6 +116,19 @@ def test_post_xml_using_an_attributted_node_named_type
     end
   end
 
+  def test_post_xml_using_a_disallowed_type_attribute
+    $stderr = StringIO.new
+    with_test_route_set do
+      post '/', '<foo type="symbol">value</foo>', 'CONTENT_TYPE' => 'application/xml'
+      assert_response 500
+
+      post '/', '<foo type="yaml">value</foo>', 'CONTENT_TYPE' => 'application/xml'
+      assert_response 500
+    end
+  ensure
+    $stderr = STDERR
+  end
+
   def test_register_and_use_yaml
     with_test_route_set do
       with_params_parsers Mime::YAML => Proc.new { |d| YAML.load(d) } do

activesupport/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 ## Rails 4.0.0 (unreleased) ##
 
+*   Hash.from_xml raises when it encounters type="symbol" or type="yaml".
+    Use Hash.from_trusted_xml to parse this XML.
+
+    CVE-2013-0156
+
+    *Jeremy Kemper*
+
 *   Deprecate `assert_present` and `assert_blank` in favor of
     `assert object.blank?` and `assert object.present?`
 

activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions.rb

@@ -101,17 +101,33 @@ class << self
     #
     #   hash = Hash.from_xml(xml)
     #   # => {"hash"=>{"foo"=>1, "bar"=>2}}
-    def from_xml(xml)
-      ActiveSupport::XMLConverter.new(xml).to_h
+    #
+    # DisallowedType is raise if the XML contains attributes with <tt>type="yaml"</tt> or
+    # <tt>type="symbol"</tt>. Use <tt>Hash.from_trusted_xml</tt> to parse this XML.
+    def from_xml(xml, disallowed_types = nil)
+      ActiveSupport::XMLConverter.new(xml, disallowed_types).to_h
     end
 
+    # Builds a Hash from XML just like <tt>Hash.from_xml</tt>, but also allows Symbol and YAML.
+    def from_trusted_xml(xml)
+      from_xml xml, []
+    end
   end
 end
 
 module ActiveSupport
   class XMLConverter # :nodoc:
-    def initialize(xml)
+    class DisallowedType < StandardError
+      def initialize(type)
+        super "Disallowed type attribute: #{type.inspect}"
+      end
+    end
+
+    DISALLOWED_TYPES = %w(symbol yaml)
+
+    def initialize(xml, disallowed_types = nil)
       @xml = normalize_keys(XmlMini.parse(xml))
+      @disallowed_types = disallowed_types || DISALLOWED_TYPES
     end
 
     def to_h
@@ -119,7 +135,6 @@ def to_h
     end
 
     private
-
       def normalize_keys(params)
         case params
           when Hash
@@ -145,6 +160,10 @@ def deep_to_h(value)
       end
 
       def process_hash(value)
+        if value.include?('type') && !value['type'].is_a?(Hash) && @disallowed_types.include?(value['type'])
+          raise DisallowedType, value['type']
+        end
+
         if become_array?(value)
           _, entries = Array.wrap(value.detect { |k,v| not v.is_a?(String) })
           if entries.nil? || value['__content__'].try(:empty?)

activesupport/test/core_ext/hash_ext_test.rb

@@ -1015,12 +1015,10 @@ def test_single_record_from_xml
         <replies-close-in type="integer">2592000000</replies-close-in>
         <written-on type="date">2003-07-16</written-on>
         <viewed-at type="datetime">2003-07-16T09:28:00+0000</viewed-at>
-        <content type="yaml">--- \n1: should be an integer\n:message: Have a nice day\narray: \n- should-have-dashes: true\n  should_have_underscores: true\n</content>
         <author-email-address>david@loudthinking.com</author-email-address>
         <parent-id></parent-id>
         <ad-revenue type="decimal">1.5</ad-revenue>
         <optimum-viewing-angle type="float">135</optimum-viewing-angle>
-        <resident type="symbol">yes</resident>
       </topic>
     EOT
 
@@ -1033,12 +1031,10 @@ def test_single_record_from_xml
       :replies_close_in => 2592000000,
       :written_on => Date.new(2003, 7, 16),
       :viewed_at => Time.utc(2003, 7, 16, 9, 28),
-      :content => { :message => "Have a nice day", 1 => "should be an integer", "array" => [{ "should-have-dashes" => true, "should_have_underscores" => true }] },
       :author_email_address => "david@loudthinking.com",
       :parent_id => nil,
       :ad_revenue => BigDecimal("1.50"),
       :optimum_viewing_angle => 135.0,
-      :resident => :yes
     }.stringify_keys
 
     assert_equal expected_topic_hash, Hash.from_xml(topic_xml)["topic"]
@@ -1052,7 +1048,6 @@ def test_single_record_from_xml_with_nil_values
         <approved type="boolean"></approved>
         <written-on type="date"></written-on>
         <viewed-at type="datetime"></viewed-at>
-        <content type="yaml"></content>
         <parent-id></parent-id>
       </topic>
     EOT
@@ -1063,7 +1058,6 @@ def test_single_record_from_xml_with_nil_values
       :approved   => nil,
       :written_on => nil,
       :viewed_at  => nil,
-      :content    => nil,
       :parent_id  => nil
     }.stringify_keys
 
@@ -1290,6 +1284,28 @@ def test_type_trickles_through_when_unknown
     assert_equal expected_product_hash, Hash.from_xml(product_xml)["product"]
   end
 
+  def test_from_xml_raises_on_disallowed_type_attributes
+    assert_raise ActiveSupport::XMLConverter::DisallowedType do
+      Hash.from_xml '<product><name type="foo">value</name></product>', %w(foo)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_from_xml_disallows_symbol_and_yaml_types_by_default
+    assert_raise ActiveSupport::XMLConverter::DisallowedType do
+      Hash.from_xml '<product><name type="symbol">value</name></product>'
+    end
+
+    assert_raise ActiveSupport::XMLConverter::DisallowedType do
+      Hash.from_xml '<product><name type="yaml">value</name></product>'
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_from_trusted_xml_allows_symbol_and_yaml_types
+    expected = { 'product' => { 'name' => :value }}
+    assert_equal expected, Hash.from_trusted_xml('<product><name type="symbol">value</name></product>')
+    assert_equal expected, Hash.from_trusted_xml('<product><name type="yaml">:value</name></product>')
+  end
+
   def test_should_use_default_value_for_unknown_key
     hash_wia = HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(3)
     assert_equal 3, hash_wia[:new_key]