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# 15  
Old 06-06-2012
I'm running this program in a local directory as user diltsjr. When I run the script I write "perl script.pl". The script logs onto a server find the link I'm interested in and copies it to a zip file. When the script is done running I look at the permissions of the files. The zip file downloaded 'from' the server only has root permissions.
# 16  
Old 06-08-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
Explain exactly what you do word for word, letter for letter, keystroke for keystroke.
You have not explained in enough detail. I was not using hyperbole. I want to see exactly what your shell session looks like when you run that command. Use screenshots if necessary. Something extremely strange and quite possibly dangerous is going on for you to get root without asking when not logged in as root.

I also still want an explanation of where these files are being saved. Is this 'local folder' on a partition on a USB stick some such? That could explain it -- FAT32 filesystems don't have any users at all, and may just show everything as root...
# 17  
Old 06-08-2012
code I use to get the zip

Here's the code I used to get the zip on the protected server. Near the bottom, the last subroutine is grab_files is where all the magic happens. In my next post I will give you screen shots from the terminal.

Code:
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

use HTTP::Request::Common qw(GET);
use LWP::UserAgent;



#-----------------------------------------------------------
# obtaining server access by creating a fake browser
#-----------------------------------------------------------
my $ua = new LWP::UserAgent;
$ua->protocols_allowed( [ 'http' ] );


#-----------------------------------------------------------
# methods
#-----------------------------------------------------------
enter_htmlMain();
my ($name, $address) = grab_samples();
enter_samplePage($address);
grab_files($name);


#-----------------------------------------------------------
# subroutines
#-----------------------------------------------------------
  

# enters the server page with all the sample runs listed
sub enter_htmlMain{

    my $url = 'http://server_name/rundb/';
    open (OUT, ">", "temp.html") or die $!;

    my $user = 'ionuser';
    my $pass = 'ionuser';

    #sets up request
    my $req = GET($url);
    $req->authorization_basic($user, $pass);

    #do it
    my $response = $ua->request($req);

    #check and print to file
    if ($response->is_error())
        {
            printf "%s\n", $response->status_line;
            print "http request error!\n";
        } else {

            my $content = $response->content();
            print OUT $content;
        }
    close OUT;

} #end of enter_htmlMain


#-----------------------------------------------------------
# grabs the names and location of the samples currently on 
#the server from temp.html and prints them for user selection
#-----------------------------------------------------------
sub grab_samples{

    my %sample;
    my $i = 1;

    open (IN, "<", "temp.html");

    while (<IN>){

        if ($_=~/<a href=\"(\/output\/Home\/.*\.php)\"/){
        my $holder = $1;
        my $sample_name;
        my $address = "http://server_name$holder";
    
            if ($holder=~/\/output\/Home\/(.*)\//){$sample_name = $1;}

        my $info = "$sample_name\t$address";
        print "$i\t$sample_name\n";
        $sample{$i} = $info;
        $i++;

        } #end of original 'if' statement    

    } #end of 'while' loop

    close IN;

    print "\n\nPlease select sample.\t";
    my $input = <>;
    chomp $input;
    
    my @temp = split(/\t/,$sample{$input});
    my $n = $temp[0];
    my $a = $temp[1];

    return ($n, $a);

    #remove temp.html
    my $cmd = "rm temp.html";
    system ($cmd);
    if ($?) {die "command: $cmd failed\n"};
    
} # end of grab_samples

#-----------------------------------------------------------
# copies the html page from the sample of intrest to temp.html
#-----------------------------------------------------------
sub enter_samplePage{

    my @destination = @_;

    my $url = $destination[0];
    open (OUT, ">", "temp.html") or die $!;

    my $user = 'ionuser';
    my $pass = 'ionuser';

    #sets up request
    my $req = GET($url);
    $req->authorization_basic($user, $pass);

    #do it
    my $response = $ua->request($req);

    #check and print to file
    if ($response->is_error())
        {
            printf "%s\n", $response->status_line;
            print "http request error!\n";
        } else {

            my $content = $response->content();
            print OUT $content;
        }
    close OUT;

} #end of enter_samplePage

#-----------------------------------------------------------
# grabs the barcode sff files and downloads them from the server
#-----------------------------------------------------------
sub grab_files{

    my @name = @_;
    my $barcode_sff;

    open (IN, "<", "temp.html");
    my @file = <IN>;
    close IN;

    foreach my $j (@file){
        if ($j=~/\(BAI\).*href\=\'(.*\.barcode\.sff\.zip)\'/){$barcode_sff = $1;}
    }

    #remove temp.html
    my $cmd = "rm temp.html";
    system ($cmd);
    if ($?) {die "command: $cmd failed\n"};


    #downloading .zip file
    my $barcode_sff_url = "http://server_name/output/Home/$name[0]/$barcode_sff";
    open (OUT, ">", $barcode_sff) or die $!;

    my $user = 'ionuser';
    my $pass = 'ionuser';

    #sets up request
    my $req = GET($barcode_sff_url);
    $req->authorization_basic($user, $pass);

    #do it
    my $response = $ua->request($req);

    #check and print to file
    if ($response->is_error())
        {
            printf "%s\n", $response->status_line;
            print "http request error!\n";
        } else {

            my $content = $response->content();
            print OUT $content;
        }
    close OUT;

    #change permissions on .zip
    $cmd = "chmod 775 $barcode_sff";
    system ($cmd);
    if ($?) {die "command: $cmd failed\n"};

    #unzip barcode.sff.zip
    $cmd = "unzip $barcode_sff";
    system ($cmd);
    if ($?) {die "command: $cmd failed\n"};

    #remove barcode.sff.zip
    $cmd = "rm $barcode_sff";
    system ($cmd);
    if ($?) {die "command: $cmd failed\n"};
        
} #end of grab_files

---------- Post updated at 02:20 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:03 PM ----------

I don't have the images online. Is there a way I can sent you an email? or is there some other method I could get these images to you?

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 06-09-2012 at 03:00 AM.. Reason: code tags
# 18  
Old 06-08-2012
I don't care about the perl code. It doesn't have the magical ability to give you root.

Show exactly what you're doing with the perl code, word for word, letter for letter, keystroke for keystroke. Use screenshots if necessary, but show us what you're doing. The explanation you've given isn't detailed enough, since nothing you've said you did has the power to give you root.

Also answer more of my questions. I asked some you ignored, to wit:

Quote:
I also still want an explanation of where these files are being saved. Is this 'local folder' on a partition on a USB stick some such? That could explain it -- FAT32 filesystems don't have any users at all, and may just show everything as root...
# 19  
Old 06-08-2012
local folder

Sorry, I didn't mean to ignore your question, I'm working on a lot of things. I'm saving the file to a local folder. My home folder.
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Last edited by jdilts; 06-08-2012 at 04:30 PM..
# 20  
Old 06-08-2012
You can attach the images to your reply by clicking 'manage attachments' after you click the reply button.
# 21  
Old 06-09-2012
I would say that the remote server is creating the zip file, with 644 permission, the perl procedure fetches the zip files on local machine.

Since zip file is created on remote server with root and 644 permission, you will be able to fetch that archive with any user that has access via ssh/http/whatever

After that if you unzip the file localy with regular user, the files from archive will change the permission to one who unzipped it.

Hope that helps.
Regards
Peasant.
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