[Bug]: /etc/spawn/secrets is shell-sourced — escape user-supplied api_key values or stop sourcing #3361

Description

@la14-1

Context

Follow-up from the security review of #3360 (--repo / spawn.mdapi_key steps). Finding: MEDIUM — deferred shell injection.

The primitive

packages/cli/src/shared/spawn-md.ts:394:

awaitrunner.runServer(`mkdir -p /etc/spawn && printf 'export %s="%s"\\n' '${escapedName}' "\" >> /etc/spawn/secrets && chmod 600 /etc/spawn/secrets`,);

The user-supplied api_key value is base64-encoded locally, then decoded back on the VM inside a printf format that writes export NAME="VALUE" to /etc/spawn/secrets. The file is then sourced from ~/.bashrc.

If the pasted value contains " or a newline, the written file becomes sourceable-but-broken:

# user pastes: foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar
# file ends up: export NAME="foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar"
# next login: ls /etc runs

Impact

  • Self-inflicted: user types their own value, so no external attacker surface today
  • But: becomes a trust-transfer vector if a template's description/guide_url tells the user "paste this exact string" — then the malicious string lands in a shell-sourceable file and executes on next login
  • Class: deferred code execution, not prompt/input validation

Fix options

  1. Keep values base64-encoded at rest and decode at source-time via a wrapper. Removes the whole class — quotes, newlines, $, backticks all pass through opaquely.

    # /etc/spawn/secrets.b64 — not shell-sourceable, written format:
    NAME=BASE64VALUE
    # ~/.bashrc instead sources a loader:while IFS='='read -r k v;doexport"$k=$(base64 -d <<<"$v")";done< /etc/spawn/secrets.b64
  2. Dotenv-style loader with a parser that does not re-interpret quotes. Still has to handle = / CRLF / line continuation carefully.

  3. (weakest) Sanitize the value before writing — strip or escape ", \\, $, backtick, and newline. Fragile; likelier to leave a hole than close one.

Option 1 is simplest and eliminates the class. Also: the b64 file can keep chmod 600 unchanged.

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      [Bug]: /etc/spawn/secrets is shell-sourced — escape user-supplied api_key values or stop sourcing #3361

      Description

      @la14-1

      Context

      Follow-up from the security review of #3360 (--repo / spawn.mdapi_key steps). Finding: MEDIUM — deferred shell injection.

      The primitive

      packages/cli/src/shared/spawn-md.ts:394:

      awaitrunner.runServer(`mkdir -p /etc/spawn && printf 'export %s="%s"\\n' '${escapedName}' "\" >> /etc/spawn/secrets && chmod 600 /etc/spawn/secrets`,);

      The user-supplied api_key value is base64-encoded locally, then decoded back on the VM inside a printf format that writes export NAME="VALUE" to /etc/spawn/secrets. The file is then sourced from ~/.bashrc.

      If the pasted value contains " or a newline, the written file becomes sourceable-but-broken:

      # user pastes: foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar
      # file ends up: export NAME="foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar"
      # next login: ls /etc runs
      

      Impact

      • Self-inflicted: user types their own value, so no external attacker surface today
      • But: becomes a trust-transfer vector if a template's description/guide_url tells the user "paste this exact string" — then the malicious string lands in a shell-sourceable file and executes on next login
      • Class: deferred code execution, not prompt/input validation

      Fix options

      1. Keep values base64-encoded at rest and decode at source-time via a wrapper. Removes the whole class — quotes, newlines, $, backticks all pass through opaquely.

        # /etc/spawn/secrets.b64 — not shell-sourceable, written format:
        NAME=BASE64VALUE
        # ~/.bashrc instead sources a loader:while IFS='='read -r k v;doexport"$k=$(base64 -d <<<"$v")";done< /etc/spawn/secrets.b64
      2. Dotenv-style loader with a parser that does not re-interpret quotes. Still has to handle = / CRLF / line continuation carefully.

      3. (weakest) Sanitize the value before writing — strip or escape ", \\, $, backtick, and newline. Fragile; likelier to leave a hole than close one.

      Option 1 is simplest and eliminates the class. Also: the b64 file can keep chmod 600 unchanged.

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          [Bug]: /etc/spawn/secrets is shell-sourced — escape user-supplied api_key values or stop sourcing #3361

          Description

          @la14-1

          Context

          Follow-up from the security review of #3360 (--repo / spawn.mdapi_key steps). Finding: MEDIUM — deferred shell injection.

          The primitive

          packages/cli/src/shared/spawn-md.ts:394:

          awaitrunner.runServer(`mkdir -p /etc/spawn && printf 'export %s="%s"\\n' '${escapedName}' "\" >> /etc/spawn/secrets && chmod 600 /etc/spawn/secrets`,);

          The user-supplied api_key value is base64-encoded locally, then decoded back on the VM inside a printf format that writes export NAME="VALUE" to /etc/spawn/secrets. The file is then sourced from ~/.bashrc.

          If the pasted value contains " or a newline, the written file becomes sourceable-but-broken:

          # user pastes: foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar
          # file ends up: export NAME="foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar"
          # next login: ls /etc runs
          

          Impact

          • Self-inflicted: user types their own value, so no external attacker surface today
          • But: becomes a trust-transfer vector if a template's description/guide_url tells the user "paste this exact string" — then the malicious string lands in a shell-sourceable file and executes on next login
          • Class: deferred code execution, not prompt/input validation

          Fix options

          1. Keep values base64-encoded at rest and decode at source-time via a wrapper. Removes the whole class — quotes, newlines, $, backticks all pass through opaquely.

            # /etc/spawn/secrets.b64 — not shell-sourceable, written format:
            NAME=BASE64VALUE
            # ~/.bashrc instead sources a loader:while IFS='='read -r k v;doexport"$k=$(base64 -d <<<"$v")";done< /etc/spawn/secrets.b64
          2. Dotenv-style loader with a parser that does not re-interpret quotes. Still has to handle = / CRLF / line continuation carefully.

          3. (weakest) Sanitize the value before writing — strip or escape ", \\, $, backtick, and newline. Fragile; likelier to leave a hole than close one.

          Option 1 is simplest and eliminates the class. Also: the b64 file can keep chmod 600 unchanged.

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              [Bug]: /etc/spawn/secrets is shell-sourced — escape user-supplied api_key values or stop sourcing #3361

              Description

              @la14-1

              Context

              Follow-up from the security review of #3360 (--repo / spawn.mdapi_key steps). Finding: MEDIUM — deferred shell injection.

              The primitive

              packages/cli/src/shared/spawn-md.ts:394:

              awaitrunner.runServer(`mkdir -p /etc/spawn && printf 'export %s="%s"\\n' '${escapedName}' "\" >> /etc/spawn/secrets && chmod 600 /etc/spawn/secrets`,);

              The user-supplied api_key value is base64-encoded locally, then decoded back on the VM inside a printf format that writes export NAME="VALUE" to /etc/spawn/secrets. The file is then sourced from ~/.bashrc.

              If the pasted value contains " or a newline, the written file becomes sourceable-but-broken:

              # user pastes: foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar
              # file ends up: export NAME="foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar"
              # next login: ls /etc runs
              

              Impact

              • Self-inflicted: user types their own value, so no external attacker surface today
              • But: becomes a trust-transfer vector if a template's description/guide_url tells the user "paste this exact string" — then the malicious string lands in a shell-sourceable file and executes on next login
              • Class: deferred code execution, not prompt/input validation

              Fix options

              1. Keep values base64-encoded at rest and decode at source-time via a wrapper. Removes the whole class — quotes, newlines, $, backticks all pass through opaquely.

                # /etc/spawn/secrets.b64 — not shell-sourceable, written format:
                NAME=BASE64VALUE
                # ~/.bashrc instead sources a loader:while IFS='='read -r k v;doexport"$k=$(base64 -d <<<"$v")";done< /etc/spawn/secrets.b64
              2. Dotenv-style loader with a parser that does not re-interpret quotes. Still has to handle = / CRLF / line continuation carefully.

              3. (weakest) Sanitize the value before writing — strip or escape ", \\, $, backtick, and newline. Fragile; likelier to leave a hole than close one.

              Option 1 is simplest and eliminates the class. Also: the b64 file can keep chmod 600 unchanged.

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                  [Bug]: /etc/spawn/secrets is shell-sourced — escape user-supplied api_key values or stop sourcing #3361

                  Description

                  @la14-1

                  Context

                  Follow-up from the security review of #3360 (--repo / spawn.mdapi_key steps). Finding: MEDIUM — deferred shell injection.

                  The primitive

                  packages/cli/src/shared/spawn-md.ts:394:

                  awaitrunner.runServer(`mkdir -p /etc/spawn && printf 'export %s="%s"\\n' '${escapedName}' "\" >> /etc/spawn/secrets && chmod 600 /etc/spawn/secrets`,);

                  The user-supplied api_key value is base64-encoded locally, then decoded back on the VM inside a printf format that writes export NAME="VALUE" to /etc/spawn/secrets. The file is then sourced from ~/.bashrc.

                  If the pasted value contains " or a newline, the written file becomes sourceable-but-broken:

                  # user pastes: foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar
                  # file ends up: export NAME="foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar"
                  # next login: ls /etc runs
                  

                  Impact

                  • Self-inflicted: user types their own value, so no external attacker surface today
                  • But: becomes a trust-transfer vector if a template's description/guide_url tells the user "paste this exact string" — then the malicious string lands in a shell-sourceable file and executes on next login
                  • Class: deferred code execution, not prompt/input validation

                  Fix options

                  1. Keep values base64-encoded at rest and decode at source-time via a wrapper. Removes the whole class — quotes, newlines, $, backticks all pass through opaquely.

                    # /etc/spawn/secrets.b64 — not shell-sourceable, written format:
                    NAME=BASE64VALUE
                    # ~/.bashrc instead sources a loader:while IFS='='read -r k v;doexport"$k=$(base64 -d <<<"$v")";done< /etc/spawn/secrets.b64
                  2. Dotenv-style loader with a parser that does not re-interpret quotes. Still has to handle = / CRLF / line continuation carefully.

                  3. (weakest) Sanitize the value before writing — strip or escape ", \\, $, backtick, and newline. Fragile; likelier to leave a hole than close one.

                  Option 1 is simplest and eliminates the class. Also: the b64 file can keep chmod 600 unchanged.

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                      [Bug]: /etc/spawn/secrets is shell-sourced — escape user-supplied api_key values or stop sourcing #3361

                      Description

                      @la14-1

                      Context

                      Follow-up from the security review of #3360 (--repo / spawn.mdapi_key steps). Finding: MEDIUM — deferred shell injection.

                      The primitive

                      packages/cli/src/shared/spawn-md.ts:394:

                      awaitrunner.runServer(`mkdir -p /etc/spawn && printf 'export %s="%s"\\n' '${escapedName}' "\" >> /etc/spawn/secrets && chmod 600 /etc/spawn/secrets`,);

                      The user-supplied api_key value is base64-encoded locally, then decoded back on the VM inside a printf format that writes export NAME="VALUE" to /etc/spawn/secrets. The file is then sourced from ~/.bashrc.

                      If the pasted value contains " or a newline, the written file becomes sourceable-but-broken:

                      # user pastes: foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar
                      # file ends up: export NAME="foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar"
                      # next login: ls /etc runs
                      

                      Impact

                      • Self-inflicted: user types their own value, so no external attacker surface today
                      • But: becomes a trust-transfer vector if a template's description/guide_url tells the user "paste this exact string" — then the malicious string lands in a shell-sourceable file and executes on next login
                      • Class: deferred code execution, not prompt/input validation

                      Fix options

                      1. Keep values base64-encoded at rest and decode at source-time via a wrapper. Removes the whole class — quotes, newlines, $, backticks all pass through opaquely.

                        # /etc/spawn/secrets.b64 — not shell-sourceable, written format:
                        NAME=BASE64VALUE
                        # ~/.bashrc instead sources a loader:while IFS='='read -r k v;doexport"$k=$(base64 -d <<<"$v")";done< /etc/spawn/secrets.b64
                      2. Dotenv-style loader with a parser that does not re-interpret quotes. Still has to handle = / CRLF / line continuation carefully.

                      3. (weakest) Sanitize the value before writing — strip or escape ", \\, $, backtick, and newline. Fragile; likelier to leave a hole than close one.

                      Option 1 is simplest and eliminates the class. Also: the b64 file can keep chmod 600 unchanged.

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                          [Bug]: /etc/spawn/secrets is shell-sourced — escape user-supplied api_key values or stop sourcing #3361

                          Description

                          @la14-1

                          Context

                          Follow-up from the security review of #3360 (--repo / spawn.mdapi_key steps). Finding: MEDIUM — deferred shell injection.

                          The primitive

                          packages/cli/src/shared/spawn-md.ts:394:

                          awaitrunner.runServer(`mkdir -p /etc/spawn && printf 'export %s="%s"\\n' '${escapedName}' "\" >> /etc/spawn/secrets && chmod 600 /etc/spawn/secrets`,);

                          The user-supplied api_key value is base64-encoded locally, then decoded back on the VM inside a printf format that writes export NAME="VALUE" to /etc/spawn/secrets. The file is then sourced from ~/.bashrc.

                          If the pasted value contains " or a newline, the written file becomes sourceable-but-broken:

                          # user pastes: foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar
                          # file ends up: export NAME="foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar"
                          # next login: ls /etc runs
                          

                          Impact

                          • Self-inflicted: user types their own value, so no external attacker surface today
                          • But: becomes a trust-transfer vector if a template's description/guide_url tells the user "paste this exact string" — then the malicious string lands in a shell-sourceable file and executes on next login
                          • Class: deferred code execution, not prompt/input validation

                          Fix options

                          1. Keep values base64-encoded at rest and decode at source-time via a wrapper. Removes the whole class — quotes, newlines, $, backticks all pass through opaquely.

                            # /etc/spawn/secrets.b64 — not shell-sourceable, written format:
                            NAME=BASE64VALUE
                            # ~/.bashrc instead sources a loader:while IFS='='read -r k v;doexport"$k=$(base64 -d <<<"$v")";done< /etc/spawn/secrets.b64
                          2. Dotenv-style loader with a parser that does not re-interpret quotes. Still has to handle = / CRLF / line continuation carefully.

                          3. (weakest) Sanitize the value before writing — strip or escape ", \\, $, backtick, and newline. Fragile; likelier to leave a hole than close one.

                          Option 1 is simplest and eliminates the class. Also: the b64 file can keep chmod 600 unchanged.

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                              [Bug]: /etc/spawn/secrets is shell-sourced — escape user-supplied api_key values or stop sourcing #3361

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                              @la14-1

                              Context

                              Follow-up from the security review of #3360 (--repo / spawn.mdapi_key steps). Finding: MEDIUM — deferred shell injection.

                              The primitive

                              packages/cli/src/shared/spawn-md.ts:394:

                              awaitrunner.runServer(`mkdir -p /etc/spawn && printf 'export %s="%s"\\n' '${escapedName}' "\" >> /etc/spawn/secrets && chmod 600 /etc/spawn/secrets`,);

                              The user-supplied api_key value is base64-encoded locally, then decoded back on the VM inside a printf format that writes export NAME="VALUE" to /etc/spawn/secrets. The file is then sourced from ~/.bashrc.

                              If the pasted value contains " or a newline, the written file becomes sourceable-but-broken:

                              # user pastes: foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar
                              # file ends up: export NAME="foo"; ls /etc; echo "bar"
                              # next login: ls /etc runs
                              

                              Impact

                              • Self-inflicted: user types their own value, so no external attacker surface today
                              • But: becomes a trust-transfer vector if a template's description/guide_url tells the user "paste this exact string" — then the malicious string lands in a shell-sourceable file and executes on next login
                              • Class: deferred code execution, not prompt/input validation

                              Fix options

                              1. Keep values base64-encoded at rest and decode at source-time via a wrapper. Removes the whole class — quotes, newlines, $, backticks all pass through opaquely.

                                # /etc/spawn/secrets.b64 — not shell-sourceable, written format:
                                NAME=BASE64VALUE
                                # ~/.bashrc instead sources a loader:while IFS='='read -r k v;doexport"$k=$(base64 -d <<<"$v")";done< /etc/spawn/secrets.b64
                              2. Dotenv-style loader with a parser that does not re-interpret quotes. Still has to handle = / CRLF / line continuation carefully.

                              3. (weakest) Sanitize the value before writing — strip or escape ", \\, $, backtick, and newline. Fragile; likelier to leave a hole than close one.

                              Option 1 is simplest and eliminates the class. Also: the b64 file can keep chmod 600 unchanged.

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                              Filed from Slack by SPA

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