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created 2 months ago
Copier safe template has arbitrary filesystem read access via symlinks when _preserve_symlinks: false

Copier is a library and CLI app for rendering project templates. Prior to version 9.11.2, Copier suggests that it's safe to generate a project from a safe template, i.e. one that doesn't use unsafe features like custom Jinja extensions which would require passing the `--UNSAFE,--trust` flag. As it turns out, a safe template can currently include arbitrary files/directories outside the local template clone location by using symlinks along with `_preserve_symlinks: false` (which is Copier's default setting). Version 9.11.2 patches the issue.

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copier
  • ==< 9.11.2

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Library and command-line utility for rendering projects templates

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