From: Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] Unsolicited download of remote resources
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2024 19:45:02 +0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <upo0sg$dn2$1@ciao.gmane.io> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87h6iq662c.fsf@t14.reltub.ca>
On 03/02/2024 02:04, Leo Butler wrote:
>
> When I opened your email in Gnus, I was greeted with the same
> (bewildering) message. Given that Org still tried to download the
> setupfile after being told not to, I think this is a majour security
> hole.
>
> This is also related to another thread concerning Org and email.
> https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/87cyteyhif.fsf@localhost/
Sorry for sending a message with this kind of attachment, but from the
discussion of that Emacs bug I expected that almost no Gnus users should
be affected since their media type handler is set for text/x-org while
Thunderbird uses "Content-Type: text/org".
I would not classify this kind of issues as security ones. I am unaware
of Org features that may make content of "#+setupfile:" more dangerous
than the same snippet is included into attachment directly. (OK,
antivirus might have a chance to detect something as dangerous code and
"#+setupfile:" would bypass such protection.)
I consider it as a privacy issue. It may allow spammers to track if
their messages are delivered successfully.
I was really surprised when I found "n" option to decline downloads
broken. I expected it was addressed in
[PATCH] New remote resource download policy. Sun, 12 Jun 2022 22:43:07
+0800. https://list.orgmode.org/87mteiq6ou.fsf@gmail.com
since it was risen in the earlier thread
[PATCH] Support =#+include=-ing URLs. Sun, 05 Jun 2022 22:32:30 +0800.
https://list.orgmode.org/87k09v5gap.fsf@gmail.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-02-04 12:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-02-02 16:57 [BUG] Unsolicited download of remote resources Max Nikulin
2024-02-02 19:04 ` Leo Butler
2024-02-04 12:45 ` Max Nikulin [this message]
2024-02-05 19:19 ` Leo Butler
2024-02-05 21:24 ` Ihor Radchenko
2024-02-06 16:32 ` Leo Butler
2024-02-06 16:49 ` Ihor Radchenko
2024-02-02 20:03 ` Ihor Radchenko
2024-02-04 12:21 ` Max Nikulin
2024-02-04 12:32 ` Ihor Radchenko
2024-02-04 12:56 ` Ihor Radchenko
2024-02-08 10:55 ` Max Nikulin
2024-02-08 15:08 ` Ihor Radchenko
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