GMS-2022-514: Arbitrary shell execution

March 26, 2022

Uses of shell_exec() and exec() were not escaping filenames and configuration settings in most cases.

References

github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/squizlabs/php_codesniffer/2017-03-01.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhfv-8rc9-w38c
github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/releases/tag/2.8.1

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