If you are planning on just uploading the file and you don't want to upload executable files you should check for that before allowing the upload.
On 29 mar, 09:17, GoodGets <[email protected]> wrote: > I need to read (and parse) a user uploaded file. I check it's MIME > types, as well to see if includes proper headers by reading the file, > but I was wondering can something like params[:uploaded_file].read > trigger any EXEs or ruby/php/etc files? Or, is "read" good to go? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
