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fix(security): remediate OS command injection in DiagnosticPing#29
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- Validate host parameter against AllowedHostname allowlist before use
- Replace shell invocation (sh -c) with fixed argv exec.Command("ping", "-c", "1", host)
- Return generic client-safe error on command failure; log details server-side
- SafeDiagnosticPing was already safe (no change needed, RCH-RULE-a755ac83)
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fix(security): remediate OS command injection in DiagnosticPing
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DiagnosticPingpassed an unvalidated, user-controlledhostquery parameter directly into a shell string, enabling arbitrary OS command injection.Changes
internal/handlers/cwe.go—DiagnosticPingsafety.AllowedHostname(allowlist regex^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]{1,253}$); reject invalid input with HTTP 400internal/handlers/cwe.go—SafeDiagnosticPingRemediation status
RCH-RULE-877450ee— cmdi via shell execRCH-RULE-7059753c— unguarded taint→exec inDiagnosticPingRCH-RULE-a755ac83— unguarded taint→exec inSafeDiagnosticPing