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fix: restrict algo_from_json _target_ to Algo subclasses (GHSA-2wx3) - #9115

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Addresses GHSA-2wx3-8x3w-r8qv (Auto3DSeg algo_from_json target instantiation).

What

algo_object.json's _target_ is located and instantiated from a user-supplied file, so it could name subprocess.call and execute it.

_reject_non_algo_target() resolves _target_ with pydoc.locate and requires it to be an Algo subclass — checked before ConfigParser instantiates anything — plus an isinstance(cls, Algo) check on the result.

Why this is a real narrowing (not just a warning)

I disagree with the "config DSL is the feature" framing that applies to the FL case. algo_from_json has exactly one legal target type, so the check costs nothing and closes the subprocess.call-style payload without breaking a legitimate use. This is the same class of fix as the nnUNet path confinement (GHSA-8f32), not a trust-boundary deferral.

Residual risk (stated)

Importing the named module still runs that module's top-level code. This shrinks the sink; it does not close it. An untrusted algo_object.json plus an attacker-controlled template directory remains dangerous. Documented in the docstring.

Test changes

New tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_target_allowlist.py covering:

  • subprocess.call rejection
  • builtins.eval rejection
  • non-class target rejection
  • legitimate Algo subclass still loads
  • Algo base class itself rejected (must be a subclass)

Verification

  • tests/auto3dseg: 5/5 pass, 5 subtests pass
  • black / ruff / DCO clean

This is the 1.6.1 "complete fix" for GHSA-2wx3, replacing the warning-only PR #9085.

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Auto3DSeg validates _target_ values before construction and verifies the returned object afterward. It rejects unresolved, non-string, base-class, and non-Algo targets. Tests cover unsafe targets, valid Algo subclasses, invalid values, and malicious JSON payloads.

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tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_target_allowlist.py (1)

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Add docstrings to these test methods.

test_code_execution_targets_are_rejected and test_algo_from_json_rejects_payload_target have no docstrings. Add short descriptions of each regression case.

As per path instructions, “Docstrings should be present for all definition.”

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In `@tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_target_allowlist.py` at line 30, Add concise
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Inline comments:
In `@monai/auto3dseg/utils.py`:
- Line 88: Validate that the _target_ value is a string in algo_from_json before
passing it to locate, raising the documented ValueError for null or other
non-string inputs while preserving existing module-resolution behavior. Add a
regression test covering a JSON null _target_ and the resulting ValueError.
- Line 91: Update the guard in _reject_non_algo_target to require resolved is
not Algo in addition to the existing type and subclass checks, so the base Algo
class is rejected while concrete Algo subclasses remain allowed. Add a
regression test covering resolution of Algo itself.

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In `@tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_target_allowlist.py`:
- Line 30: Add concise docstrings to the test methods
test_code_execution_targets_are_rejected and
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algo_from_json resolves the algorithm _target_ via pydoc.locate and
instantiates it. An untrusted algo_object.json can name any importable
class that is instantiable with the supplied arguments, which is code
execution (see
https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/security/advisories/GHSA-2wx3-vv95-r8w4).

Replace the warn-and-execute behaviour of Project-MONAI#9085 with a hard check: the
resolved target must resolve to a class that is a subclass of
monai.auto3dseg.algo_gen.Algo before instantiation. Any other target is
refused with a ValueError that names the offending value. The legitimate
Algo classes (DeepEditAlgo, ... all ship monai.algo) are unaffected.

Signed-off-by: R. Garcia-Dias <rafaelagd@gmail.com>
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garciadias force-pushed the secfix/ghsa-2wx3-algo-target branch from b838455 to 26179af Compare September 11, 2026 16:40
- monai/auto3dseg/utils.py: reject non-string _target_ before locate() so malformed
  input raises the documented ValueError instead of AttributeError
- monai/auto3dseg/utils.py: exclude the bare Algo base class from the allowlist
  (issubclass(Algo, Algo) is true, so the guard accepted it)
- tests/apps/test_auto3dseg.py: update test to assert the new reject (ValueError)
  behavior instead of the old warn-and-execute behavior
- tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_target_allowlist.py: add regression tests for null
  _target_ and bare Algo base class

Signed-off-by: R. Garcia-Dias <rafaelagd@gmail.com>

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- Line 639: Add a concise docstring to the test_rejects_untrusted_target method
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Comment thread tests/apps/test_auto3dseg.py
Per review comment on PR Project-MONAI#9115 — document that the test verifies rejection
of a non-Algo _target_ class.

Signed-off-by: R. Garcia-Dias <rafaelagd@gmail.com>
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