Review flagged this as critical and it is: the composer builds manager.py
by interpolating payload values into source text, /api/install writes
that file into plugins_dir, and the plugin loader imports and executes
it. The ast.parse check further down rejects only *invalid* syntax, and
an injected `import os` is perfectly valid.
Confirmed against the code before this commit. A plugin name carrying a
triple quote closes the module docstring and everything after it becomes
module-level code:
generated manager.py parses: True
injected module-level statements: ['import os', 'PWNED = os.getuid()']
and a geometry value is interpolated verbatim, because the parameter is
annotated int but arrives as JSON:
_compute_pos_expr('0 or __import__("os").system("id")', 'right', 'width')
-> 'width - 0 or __import__("os").system("id")'
generated source: x=0 or __import__("os").system("id"),
Three fixes. _safe_int coerces and optionally clamps, and
_compute_pos_expr applies it to its own argument -- which covers all
twenty-odd call sites at once rather than patching each. _rgb_expr does
the same for the eight colour interpolations, clamping channels to
0-255. Line endpoints and widths go through it too.
For the docstring, _reject_source_breaking refuses a plugin name
containing a quote, backslash or newline. Rejecting rather than escaping:
these are display names, none of that belongs in one, and a clear "Plugin
name cannot contain a double quote." beats silently mangling what the
user typed.
Verified: all three exploits now refused or neutered, and each defence
mutation-checked separately --
coercion removed in _compute_pos_expr -> 8 failed
docstring guard removed -> 5 failed
colour channels interpolated raw -> 13 failed
87 tests, covering seven expression payloads across seven geometry
fields and three colour channels, five literal-breaking names, and the
clean case asserting a normal payload still yields no module-level
statements at all.
One aside: the first version of this test file put the exploit string
in its own module docstring, which closed it and made the file a syntax
error -- the same bug, one level up. It now describes the payload rather
than embedding it.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01STMbQE4YctTacQXfbYqKuW
LED Matrix Web Interface V3
Modern, production web interface for controlling the LED Matrix display.
Overview
This directory contains the active V3 web interface with the following features:
- Real-time display preview via Server-Sent Events (SSE)
- Plugin management and configuration
- System monitoring and logs
- Modern, responsive UI
- RESTful API
Directory Structure
web_interface/
├── app.py # Main Flask application
├── start.py # Startup script
├── run.sh # Shell runner script
├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
├── blueprints/ # Flask blueprints
│ ├── api_v3.py # API endpoints
│ └── pages_v3.py # Page routes
├── templates/ # HTML templates
│ └── v3/
│ ├── base.html
│ ├── index.html
│ └── partials/
└── static/ # CSS/JS assets
└── v3/
├── app.css
└── app.js
Running the Web Interface
Standalone (Development)
From the project root:
python3 web_interface/start.py
Or using the shell script:
./web_interface/run.sh
As a Service (Production)
The web interface can run as a systemd service that starts automatically based on the web_display_autostart configuration setting:
sudo systemctl start ledmatrix-web
sudo systemctl enable ledmatrix-web # Start on boot
Accessing the Interface
Once running, access the web interface at:
- Local: http://localhost:5000
- Network: http://:5000
Configuration
The web interface reads configuration from:
config/config.json- Main configurationconfig/config_secrets.json- API keys and secrets
API Documentation
The V3 API is mounted at /api/v3/ (app.py:144). For the complete
list and request/response formats, see
docs/REST_API_REFERENCE.md. Quick
reference for the most common endpoints:
Configuration
GET /api/v3/config/main- Get main configurationPOST /api/v3/config/main- Save main configurationGET /api/v3/config/secrets- Get secrets configurationPOST /api/v3/config/raw/main- Save raw main config (Config Editor)POST /api/v3/config/raw/secrets- Save raw secrets
Display & System Control
GET /api/v3/system/status- System statusPOST /api/v3/system/action- Control display (action body:start_display,stop_display,restart_display_service,restart_web_service,git_pull,reboot_system,shutdown_system,enable_autostart,disable_autostart)GET /api/v3/display/current- Current display frameGET /api/v3/display/on-demand/status- On-demand statusPOST /api/v3/display/on-demand/start- Trigger on-demand displayPOST /api/v3/display/on-demand/stop- Clear on-demand
Plugins
GET /api/v3/plugins/installed- List installed pluginsGET /api/v3/plugins/config?plugin_id=<id>- Get plugin configPOST /api/v3/plugins/config- Update plugin configurationGET /api/v3/plugins/schema?plugin_id=<id>- Get plugin schemaPOST /api/v3/plugins/toggle- Enable/disable pluginPOST /api/v3/plugins/install- Install from registryPOST /api/v3/plugins/install-from-url- Install from GitHub URLPOST /api/v3/plugins/uninstall- Uninstall pluginPOST /api/v3/plugins/update- Update plugin
Plugin Store
GET /api/v3/plugins/store/list- List available registry pluginsGET /api/v3/plugins/store/github-status- GitHub authentication statusPOST /api/v3/plugins/store/refresh- Refresh registry from GitHub
Real-time Streams (SSE)
SSE stream endpoints are defined directly on the Flask app
(app.py:607-619 — includes the CSRF exemption and rate-limit hookup
alongside the three route definitions), not on the api_v3 blueprint:
GET /api/v3/stream/stats- System statistics streamGET /api/v3/stream/display- Display preview streamGET /api/v3/stream/logs- Service logs stream
Development
When making changes to the web interface:
- Edit files in this directory
- Test changes by running
python3 web_interface/start.py - Restart the service if running:
sudo systemctl restart ledmatrix-web
Notes
- Templates and static files use the
v3/prefix to allow for future versions - The interface uses Flask blueprints for modular organization
- SSE streams provide real-time updates without polling