From: | Jan Wieck <janwieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com> |
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To: | CMVV <cmvilaverde(at)mail(dot)telepac(dot)pt> |
Cc: | pgsql-interfaces(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: pl/perl and security |
Date: | 2001-02-08 12:10:08 |
Message-ID: | 200102081210.HAA03543@jupiter.greatbridge.com |
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CMVV wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have discovered that in pl/perl we cannot make use of file handling.
> The README file in ../pl/plperl give us an hint with an example of a
> badfunc().
> What are the security reasons to do so, since with postgresql extensions
> (functions) written in C language we can do anything with flat files ?
> Can this security issue with pl/perl be overrided ?
> If so, how can i hack it ?
> It will be so nice to manage files from server-based functions written in
> pl/perl.
> Thanx
The security issue is that PL/Perl is designed to be a
trusted procedural language. Meaning, any unprivileged user
can create functions in it. Having file access, which is done
under the UNIX-userid running the postmaster process, any
user could modify your pg_hba.conf ...
The same applies for PL/Tcl, why there will be an untrusted
PL/TclU in 7.1, where only DB superusers can define functions
in it.
I'm not a Perl guy, but AFAIK you can modify the command mask
used for the perl interpreter in the PL handler. But be sure
to restrict your patched version of PL/Perl to superusers, or
accept that you created a big security hole.
Jan
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