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Plug a number of security holes: - EditCSV and ExportCSV altered to include permission checks - HTTP POST required on actions which alter data - HTML file uploads served as application/octet-stream - New item action reject creation of new users - Item retirement was not being controlled Additionally include documentation of the changes and modify affected tests.
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2 # Copyright (c) 2001 Bizar Software Pty Ltd (http://www.bizarsoftware.com.au/)
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3 # This module is free software, and you may redistribute it and/or modify
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4 # under the same terms as Python, so long as this copyright message and
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5 # disclaimer are retained in their original form.
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7 # IN NO EVENT SHALL BIZAR SOFTWARE PTY LTD BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR
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8 # DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
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9 # OUT OF THE USE OF THIS CODE, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
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10 # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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12 # BIZAR SOFTWARE PTY LTD SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
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13 # BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
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14 # FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE CODE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS"
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15 # BASIS, AND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
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16 # SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
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18 # $Id: __init__.py,v 1.54 2008-09-01 01:58:32 richard Exp $
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20 '''Roundup - issue tracking for knowledge workers.
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22 This is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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23 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces.
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25 Roundup manages a number of issues (with properties such as
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26 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to (a) submit
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27 new issues, (b) find and edit existing issues, and (c) discuss issues with
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28 other participants. The system will facilitate communication among the
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29 participants by managing discussions and notifying interested parties when
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30 issues are edited.
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32 Roundup's structure is that of a cake::
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34 _________________________________________________________________________
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35 | E-mail Client | Web Browser | Detector Scripts | Shell |
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36 |------------------+-----------------+----------------------+-------------|
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37 | E-mail User | Web User | Detector | Command |
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38 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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39 | Roundup Database Layer |
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40 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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41 | Hyperdatabase Layer |
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42 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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43 | Storage Layer |
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44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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46 1. The first layer represents the users (chocolate).
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47 2. The second layer is the Roundup interface to the users (vanilla).
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48 3. The third and fourth layers are the internal Roundup database storage
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49 mechanisms (strawberry).
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50 4. The final, lowest layer is the underlying database storage (rum).
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52 These are implemented in the code in the following manner::
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54 E-mail User: roundup-mailgw and roundup.mailgw
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55 Web User: cgi-bin/roundup.cgi or roundup-server over
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56 roundup.cgi.client and roundup.cgi.template
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57 Detector: roundup.roundupdb and templates/<template>/detectors
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58 Command: roundup-admin
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59 Roundup DB: roundup.roundupdb
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60 Hyper DB: roundup.hyperdb, roundup.date
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61 Storage: roundup.backends.*
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65 For more information, see the original overview and specification documents
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66 written by Ka-Ping Yee in the "doc" directory. If nothing else, it has a
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67 much prettier cake :)
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68 '''
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