Christophe Beauregard <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Jeremy Cowgar <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I'm the one who implemented cgi() in CVSTrac... basically, the report
> output query is wrapped in a SQLite database authorizer which
> prohibits anything except read access to tables and fields the user is
> allowed to see. In terms of code, it would be the access_authorizer()
> function in http://www.cvstrac.org/cvstrac/fileview?f=cvstrac/db.c.
> It's also layered below the query_authorizer() function which
> restricts reports to only SELECT operations.
> 
> And the CGI parameter is probably quoted for sanity.
> 
> It looked like Richard used this approach as a model in Fossil last
> time I glanced at the source. SQL injection attacks against CVSTrac
> and Fossil would pretty much require deliberate effort on the parts of
> the developers...
> 

That's good to hear.

Jeremy

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