vetkit.ruby.code-injection.constantize
A class is looked up from request input (constantize / const_get). Attackers can instantiate or call arbitrary classes, a known path to remote code execution.
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Suite: Security
ruby
A class is looked up from request input (constantize / const_get). Attackers can instantiate or call arbitrary classes, a known path to remote code execution.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR
How to fix it
Resolve the class from an explicit allow-list (e.g. { "csv" => CsvExport }.fetch(params[:format])).
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/ruby.yml.
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