Fix the security issue of validate bin path to consider and fix more scenarios. #6763

web/pgadmin/misc/__init__.py

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ from pgadmin.utils import driver
 from flask import url_for, render_template, Response, request, current_app
 from flask_babel import gettext
 from flask_security import login_required
-from pgadmin.utils import PgAdminModule, replace_binary_path
+from pgadmin.utils import PgAdminModule, replace_binary_path, \
+    get_binary_path_versions
 from pgadmin.utils.csrf import pgCSRFProtect
 from pgadmin.utils.session import cleanup_session_files
 from pgadmin.misc.themes import get_all_themes
@@ -254,37 +255,13 @@ def validate_binary_path():
 
     version_str = ''
     if 'utility_path' in data and data['utility_path'] is not None:
-        # Check if "$DIR" present in binary path
-        binary_path = replace_binary_path(data['utility_path'])
-
-        for utility in UTILITIES_ARRAY:
-            full_path = os.path.abspath(
-                os.path.join(binary_path,
-                             (utility if os.name != 'nt' else
-                              (utility + '.exe'))))
-
-            try:
-                # if path doesn't exist raise exception
-                if not os.path.exists(binary_path):
-                    current_app.logger.warning('Invalid binary path.')
-                    raise Exception()
-                # escape double quotes to avoid command injection.
-                # Get the output of the '--version' command
-                version_string = \
-                    subprocess.getoutput(r'"{0}" --version'.format(
-                        full_path.replace('"', '""')))
-                # Get the version number by splitting the result string
-                version_string.split(") ", 1)[1].split('.', 1)[0]
-            except Exception:
+        binary_versions = get_binary_path_versions(data['utility_path'])
+        for utility, version in binary_versions.items():
+            if version is None:
                 version_str += "<b>" + utility + ":</b> " + \
                                "not found on the specified binary path.<br/>"
-                continue
-
-            # Replace the name of the utility from the result to avoid
-            # duplicate name.
-            result_str = version_string.replace(utility, '')
-
-            version_str += "<b>" + utility + ":</b> " + result_str + "<br/>"
+            else:
+                version_str += "<b>" + utility + ":</b> " + version + "<br/>"
     else:
         return precondition_required(gettext('Invalid binary path.'))
 

web/pgadmin/utils/__init__.py

@@ -351,6 +351,40 @@ def get_server(sid):
     return server
 
 
+def get_binary_path_versions(binary_path: str) -> dict:
+    ret = {}
+    binary_path = os.path.abspath(
+        replace_binary_path(binary_path)
+    )
+
+    for utility in UTILITIES_ARRAY:
+        ret[utility] = None
+        full_path = os.path.join(binary_path,
+                                 (utility if os.name != 'nt' else
+                                  (utility + '.exe')))
+
+        try:
+            # if path doesn't exist raise exception
+            if not os.path.isdir(binary_path):
+                current_app.logger.warning('Invalid binary path.')
+                raise Exception()
+            # Get the output of the '--version' command
+            cmd = subprocess.run(
+                [full_path, '--version'],
+                shell=False,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True
+            )
+            if cmd.returncode == 0:
+                ret[utility] = cmd.stdout.split(") ", 1)[1].strip()
+            else:
+                raise Exception()
+        except Exception as _:
+            continue
+
+    return ret
+
+
 def set_binary_path(binary_path, bin_paths, server_type,
                     version_number=None, set_as_default=False):
     """
@@ -358,28 +392,13 @@ def set_binary_path(binary_path, bin_paths, server_type,
     default binary path.
     """
     path_with_dir = binary_path if "$DIR" in binary_path else None
+    binary_versions = get_binary_path_versions(binary_path)
 
-    # Check if "$DIR" present in binary path
-    binary_path = replace_binary_path(binary_path)
-
-    for utility in UTILITIES_ARRAY:
-        full_path = os.path.abspath(
-            os.path.join(binary_path, (utility if os.name != 'nt' else
-                                       (utility + '.exe'))))
-
+    for utility, version in binary_versions.items():
+        version_number = version if version_number is None else version_number
+        if version_number.find('.'):
+            version_number = version_number.split('.', 1)[0]
         try:
-            # if version_number is provided then no need to fetch it.
-            if version_number is None:
-                # Get the output of the '--version' command
-                version_string = \
-                    subprocess.getoutput('"{0}" --version'.format(full_path))
-
-                # Get the version number by splitting the result string
-                version_number = \
-                    version_string.split(") ", 1)[1].split('.', 1)[0]
-            elif version_number.find('.'):
-                version_number = version_number.split('.', 1)[0]
-
             # Get the paths array based on server type
             if 'pg_bin_paths' in bin_paths or 'as_bin_paths' in bin_paths:
                 paths_array = bin_paths['pg_bin_paths']