Fix RCE vulnerability and harden security

- Replace eval() with ast.literal_eval() in pdf_utils.py to fix
  unauthenticated remote code execution via crafted PDF uploads
  (reported by OX Security)
- Sanitize HTML output with DOMPurify to prevent XSS
- Restrict CORS origins (configurable via CORS_ORIGINS env var)
- Suppress raw exception details in API error responses
- Cap Image.MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS to prevent decompression bomb DoS
- Add security regression test suite

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Ray Dumasia
2026-03-31 09:01:52 +01:00
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"""
Security regression tests for the eval() RCE vulnerability (OX Security disclosure).
The vulnerability allowed arbitrary code execution via crafted OCR output
that was passed to eval() in parse_coordinates(). The fix uses ast.literal_eval()
which only allows literal data structures.
This test is self-contained and does not require backend dependencies.
Run: python test_security.py
"""
import ast
def parse_coordinates(ref_text, image_width, image_height):
"""
Minimal reproduction of pdf_utils.parse_coordinates using the patched code.
This mirrors the fixed version that uses ast.literal_eval() instead of eval().
"""
try:
label_type = ref_text[1]
cor_list = ast.literal_eval(ref_text[2])
scaled_boxes = []
for points in cor_list:
x1, y1, x2, y2 = points
scaled_box = [
int(x1 / 999 * image_width),
int(y1 / 999 * image_height),
int(x2 / 999 * image_width),
int(y2 / 999 * image_height)
]
scaled_boxes.append(scaled_box)
return {
'label': label_type,
'boxes': scaled_boxes
}
except Exception as e:
print(f" [Blocked] {type(e).__name__}: {e}")
return None
def test_legitimate_coordinates():
"""Verify that normal coordinate parsing still works."""
ref_text = ("full_match", "text", "[[312, 339, 480, 681]]")
result = parse_coordinates(ref_text, 1000, 1000)
assert result is not None, "Legitimate coordinates should parse successfully"
assert result['label'] == 'text'
assert len(result['boxes']) == 1
print("PASS: Legitimate coordinates parse correctly")
def test_multiple_boxes():
"""Verify multiple bounding boxes still work."""
ref_text = ("full_match", "image", "[[100, 200, 300, 400], [500, 600, 700, 800]]")
result = parse_coordinates(ref_text, 1000, 1000)
assert result is not None, "Multiple boxes should parse successfully"
assert len(result['boxes']) == 2
print("PASS: Multiple bounding boxes parse correctly")
def test_rce_blocked_import_os():
"""The original exploit: __import__('os').system('...') must be blocked."""
malicious = "__import__('os').system('echo HACKED')"
ref_text = ("full_match", "exploit", malicious)
result = parse_coordinates(ref_text, 1000, 1000)
assert result is None, "Code execution payload should be rejected"
print("PASS: __import__('os').system() payload is blocked")
def test_rce_blocked_exec():
"""exec() based payloads must be blocked."""
malicious = "exec('import os; os.system(\"echo HACKED\")')"
ref_text = ("full_match", "exploit", malicious)
result = parse_coordinates(ref_text, 1000, 1000)
assert result is None, "exec() payload should be rejected"
print("PASS: exec() payload is blocked")
def test_rce_blocked_eval():
"""Nested eval() payloads must be blocked."""
malicious = "eval('__import__(\"os\").popen(\"id\").read()')"
ref_text = ("full_match", "exploit", malicious)
result = parse_coordinates(ref_text, 1000, 1000)
assert result is None, "Nested eval() payload should be rejected"
print("PASS: Nested eval() payload is blocked")
def test_rce_blocked_lambda():
"""Lambda-based payloads must be blocked."""
malicious = "(lambda: __import__('os').system('echo HACKED'))()"
ref_text = ("full_match", "exploit", malicious)
result = parse_coordinates(ref_text, 1000, 1000)
assert result is None, "Lambda payload should be rejected"
print("PASS: Lambda payload is blocked")
def test_rce_blocked_comprehension():
"""List comprehension code execution must be blocked."""
malicious = "[__import__('os').system('echo HACKED') for x in [1]]"
ref_text = ("full_match", "exploit", malicious)
result = parse_coordinates(ref_text, 1000, 1000)
assert result is None, "List comprehension payload should be rejected"
print("PASS: List comprehension payload is blocked")
if __name__ == "__main__":
print("=" * 60)
print("Security Regression Tests (OX Security RCE disclosure)")
print("=" * 60)
print()
tests = [
test_legitimate_coordinates,
test_multiple_boxes,
test_rce_blocked_import_os,
test_rce_blocked_exec,
test_rce_blocked_eval,
test_rce_blocked_lambda,
test_rce_blocked_comprehension,
]
passed = 0
failed = 0
for test in tests:
try:
test()
passed += 1
except AssertionError as e:
print(f"FAIL: {test.__name__}: {e}")
failed += 1
except Exception as e:
print(f"ERROR: {test.__name__}: {e}")
failed += 1
print()
print(f"Results: {passed} passed, {failed} failed out of {len(tests)} tests")
if failed == 0:
print("All security tests passed - RCE vulnerability is patched.")
else:
print("WARNING: Some tests failed!")