From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Cc: Bastien <bzg@gnu.org>, Steven Allen <steven@stebalien.com>
Subject: [POLL] Bug of Feature? Attack vector via deceiving link abbrevs (was: [ANN] Emergency bugfix release: Org mode 9.7.5)
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:23:10 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87tthd6qht.fsf@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87sex5gdqc.fsf@localhost>
Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> writes:
> I just released Org mode 9.7.5 that fixes a critical vulnerability.
> The release is coordinated with emergency Emacs 29.4 release.
This one is another potential issue (or a feature) we have found while
discussing the main vulnerability.
Currently, one can create an Org file like
#+LINK: https https://fake-gmail-login-page.xyz/
[[https://gmail.com]]
And the "https" link will actually be expanded according to the
abbreviation. In other words, abbreviations take priority over the link
types in Org mode.
As illustrated above, one can try to trick user into clicking the above
"gmail" link, redirecting to completely different page instead.
On the other hand, I can totally see people making use of the current
behavior to have custom filters for existing link types. For example, to
redirect to archive.org when opening web links.
I am inclined to call this a feature, and leave the current behavior
unchanged, but would like to hear from others first.
--
Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
Org mode contributor,
Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>,
or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-06-28 15:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-06-22 16:10 [ANN] Emergency bugfix release: Org mode 9.7.5 Ihor Radchenko
2024-06-22 17:49 ` Ihor Radchenko
2024-06-22 23:55 ` Greg Troxel
2024-06-23 1:58 ` Steven Allen
2024-06-22 17:59 ` emacs-orgmode
2024-06-22 19:15 ` Ihor Radchenko
2024-06-24 9:09 ` Assigned: CVE-2024-39331 (was: [ANN] Emergency bugfix release: Org mode 9.7.5) Ihor Radchenko
2024-06-24 8:08 ` [ANN] Emergency bugfix release: Org mode 9.7.5 Bastien Guerry
2024-06-28 15:09 ` [POLL] We plan to remove #+LINK: ...%(my-function) placeholder from link abbreviation spec (was: [ANN] Emergency bugfix release: Org mode 9.7.5) Ihor Radchenko
2024-06-28 15:51 ` [POLL] We plan to remove #+LINK: ...%(my-function) placeholder from link abbreviation spec Suhail Singh
2024-06-28 16:20 ` Steven Allen
2024-06-28 16:45 ` Suhail Singh
2024-06-28 16:55 ` Ihor Radchenko
2024-06-28 17:34 ` Suhail Singh
2024-06-28 17:01 ` Steven Allen
2024-06-28 17:55 ` Suhail Singh
2024-06-28 18:16 ` Steven Allen
2024-06-28 15:23 ` Ihor Radchenko [this message]
2024-06-28 15:52 ` [POLL] Bug of Feature? Attack vector via deceiving link abbrevs (was: [ANN] Emergency bugfix release: Org mode 9.7.5) Steven Allen
2024-06-28 15:54 ` [POLL] Bug of Feature? Attack vector via deceiving link abbrevs Suhail Singh
2024-07-29 18:42 ` [POLL] Bug of Feature? Attack vector via deceiving link abbrevs (was: [ANN] Emergency bugfix release: Org mode 9.7.5) Ihor Radchenko
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