GHSA-4p62-hqp5-g644 MCP-for-Stata: Command injection via log_file_name parameter in Stata command wrapper

• PyPI stata-mcp: < 1.17.3 → fixed in 1.17.3

Summary The `log_file_name` parameter in the `stata_do` API and CLI is directly interpolated into a Stata command string without sanitization. The security guard (`GuardValidator`) only scans the do-file content but does not validate this parameter. An attacker can inject arbitrary Stata commands (including `shell`, `python`, `erase`, etc.) by crafting a malicious `log_file_name` containing quotes, newlines, or Stata command separators. Details In `src/stata_mcp/stata/stata_do/do.py`, both `_execute_unix_like` and `_execute_windows` construct a Stata command string using Python f-strings: ```python commands = f""" capture log close {self.generate_log_command(log_file, is_replace)} ... do "{dofile_path}" ... """ ``` The `generate_log_command` method returns: ```python log_cmd = f'log using "{log_file.as_posix()}", {replace_clause} {log_type} name({log_type}_log)' ``` Where `log_file` is constructed from user-supplied `log_name`: ```python def generate_log_file(self, log_name: str, extension='log'): return self.log_file_path / f"{log_name}.{extension}" ``` The `log_name` parameter comes directly from user input (via MCP tool `stata_do` or CLI `stata-mcp tool do`) without any validation. Since the path is embedded inside double quotes in a Stata command string, an attacker can break out of the string context and inject arbitrary commands. Additionally, `generate_log_file` does not prevent path traversal via `log_name`, allowing arbitrary file write outside the intended log directory. Proof of Concept When calling `stata_do` via MCP tool with: ```json { "dofile_path": "test.do", "log_file_name": "'; shell echo pwned > /tmp/pwned.txt; '" } ``` The generated Stata commands become: ```stata log using "/'; shell echo pwned > /tmp/pwned.txt; '.log", replace text name(text_log) ``` Stata interprets this as multiple commands, with `shell echo pwned > /tmp/pwned.txt;` executed as an arbitrary shell command. Impact • Remote Code Execution via `shell` command injection • Arbitrary file write/overwrite via path traversal in `log_name` • Complete bypass of the security guard, as the guard only validates do-file content, not wrapper parameters Remediation / Fix 1. Apply strict allowlist validation to `log_name` (only alphanumeric, underscore, dot, hyphen; max 128 chars) 2. Resolve and verify the constructed log path remains within the intended log directory 3. Consider generating safe internal filenames (e.g., UUIDs) instead of accepting user-defined log names for command construction 4. Apply similar sanitization to `dofile_path` before embedding it into Stata command strings References • Issue: #74 • Fix commit: https://github.com/SepineTam/stata-mcp/commit/e6f945941ae0c7cf5e74a428e0b3dc82b396382f