GHSA-r74q-gxcg-73hx

## Incorrect Access Control in `file_method?` in `lib/simple_form/form_builder.rb`; a user-supplied string is invoked as a method call

### Impact For pages that build a form using user input, it is possible for an attacker to manipulate the input and send any method present in the form object. For example:

```erb <%= simple_form_for @user do |f| %> <%= f.label @user_supplied_string %> ... <% end %> ```

The string provided in the variable `@user_supplied_string` would be invoked as a method call inside the `@user` object (unless the string contains any of the following: `password`, `time_zone`, `country`, `email`, `phone` and `url`).

By manipulation that input, an attacker could do any of the following:

- Code execution (call actions like `#destroy`) - Denial of Service (by executing a computation intensive method) - Information Disclosure (check the presence of methods, leak user information)

### Patches The problem was fixed in version `5.0`. Although it's a major version, there should be no issues with upgrading for `4.x`. The reason it was released in a major version is that the configuration `SimpleForm.file_methods` was deprecated in order to fix the problem.

### Workarounds The issue only happens with pages that build forms based on user-provided input. If your application doesn't do that, you're not affected. A workaround is to explicitly pass which type you want for an input since the issue lies on Simple Form's automatically discovery of input types. This can be done using the `as` option, like the following: ```erb <%= form.input :avatar, as: :file %> ```

### References [TDB]

### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [https://github.com/plataformatec/simple_form](https://github.com/plataformatec/simple_form) * Email us at [opensource@plataformatec.com.br](mailto:opensource@plataformatec.com.br)