fix: prevent argument injection in OS upgrade via escapeshellcmd misuse#2593
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Summary
Fix argument injection / path traversal in the OS upgrade handler by replacing
escapeshellcmdwith proper input validation.Problem
www/upgradeOS.phpusesescapeshellcmd()to sanitize theosGET parameter before passing it tosystem()with sudo:escapeshellcmd()prevents command chaining but does NOT prevent:../../../etc/important_file— targeting files outside the upload directorySince the command runs with
$SUDO, this is a root-level vulnerability.Note: A similar vulnerability was reported in PR #1006 but was closed without merging.
Fix
basename()to strip directory components (prevents path traversal)[a-zA-Z0-9._-](prevents argument injection)Impact
www/upgradeOS.php