Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 12: Uncontrolled command line - #734
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Potential fix for https://github.com/MatrixTM/MHDDoS/security/code-scanning/12
General fix: ensure every user-influenced command argument is chosen from explicit allowlists (or deterministic canonical forms), and avoid passing request-derived values directly into
Popenargument vectors.Best fix here without changing functionality: in
start_attack()(web/app.py), introduce a separatesafe_cmdlist forPopenwhere only pre-validated values are appended. Most values are already validated; the key improvement is to avoid directly appending request-derived filenames even after conditional checks, and instead map to fixed literals from allowlists. Forreflector/proxylist, resolve to known safe filenames by membership lookup and fallback defaults before appending. Then callPopen(safe_cmd, ...)instead ofPopen(cmd, ...). This preserves behavior while making command construction explicitly controlled and easier for CodeQL to recognize.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.