CVE-2017-7540: Safe mode bypassing

July 21, 2017 (updated October 9, 2019)

Safemode is vulnerable to bypassing safe mode limitations via special Ruby syntax. This can lead to deletion of objects for which the user does not have delete-permissions or possibly to privilege escalation.

References

github.com/svenfuchs/safemode/pull/23

Code Behaviors & Features

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