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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
12018Bug reportsSecuritypublic2016-12-21 22:552016-12-22 15:34
Reporterhgreenwald Assigned ToDenisChenu  
PrioritynoneSeveritytrivial 
Status closedResolutionno change required 
Product Version2.55.x 
Summary12018: Cache files are world-writable
Description

LimeSurvey creates temporary cache files in limesurvey/tmp/runtime/cache that are world writable, which creates an unnecessary security risk. The file permissions are specified in the following scripts:
• limesurvey/framework/caching/CFileCache.php
• limesurvey/framework/gii/GiiModule.php
• limesurvey/framework/web/CAssetManager.php
Please change chmod() function calls in these files from 777 to 755 and 666 to 644.

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Bug heat260
Complete LimeSurvey version number (& build)2.57.1 (build 161205)
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Database type & versionPostgres 9.2.18
Server OS (if known)RHEL 7
Webserver software & version (if known)Apache 2.4.6
PHP VersionPHP 5.4.16

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related to 12011 closedDenisChenu Feature requests Need an updatable runtime path 

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DenisChenu

DenisChenu

2016-12-22 02:07

developer   ~42589

Last edited: 2016-12-22 02:09

Work readable / Server user writable

assets are not Cache , then no issue with limesurvey/framework/web/CAssetManager.php
hgreenwald

hgreenwald

2016-12-22 02:35

reporter   ~42590

I don't know what happens with CAssetManager (or GiiModule), but I started looking for all instances of chmod() that could produce any world-writable files, not just cache files.
DenisChenu

DenisChenu

2016-12-22 11:02

developer   ~42591

Then : your bug must be posted to Yii https://github.com/yiisoft/yii/issues not to LimeSurvey.

And sincerely : files is not writable if directory is not trasversable : you can set 640 on tmp if you want.

Not a bug
DenisChenu

DenisChenu

2016-12-22 11:28

developer   ~42592

http://www.yiiframework.com/doc/api/1.1/CAssetManager#newFileMode-detail

The updatable in config

hgreenwald

hgreenwald

2016-12-22 15:28

reporter   ~42594

Issue is with world-writable files in limesurvey/tmp. Is there any reason that the script should make these world-writable by default? It seems like an unnecessary security risk.
DenisChenu

DenisChenu

2016-12-22 15:34

developer   ~42595

Closed : world writable is done by Yii by default.

You can use anything else in config.php : your server : your rules.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2016-12-21 22:55 hgreenwald New Issue
2016-12-22 02:06 DenisChenu Relationship added related to 12011
2016-12-22 02:07 DenisChenu Note Added: 42589
2016-12-22 02:09 DenisChenu Note Edited: 42589
2016-12-22 02:35 hgreenwald Note Added: 42590
2016-12-22 11:02 DenisChenu Note Added: 42591
2016-12-22 11:28 DenisChenu Assigned To => DenisChenu
2016-12-22 11:28 DenisChenu Status new => closed
2016-12-22 11:28 DenisChenu Resolution open => no change required
2016-12-22 11:28 DenisChenu Note Added: 42592
2016-12-22 15:28 hgreenwald Status closed => feedback
2016-12-22 15:28 hgreenwald Resolution no change required => reopened
2016-12-22 15:28 hgreenwald Note Added: 42594
2016-12-22 15:34 DenisChenu Note Added: 42595
2016-12-22 15:34 DenisChenu Status feedback => closed
2016-12-22 15:34 DenisChenu Resolution reopened => no change required
2024-04-25 16:29 guest Bug heat 254 => 260