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  2. MDL-38456

Available update plugin deployment fails under Windows

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    • MOODLE_24_STABLE
    • MOODLE_24_STABLE
    • MDL-38456-mdeploy-paths
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      Needs to be tested under Windows in Moodle 2.4 (this won't work in Master I don't think).

      1. Download a plugin (zip) from the Plugins Directory (not Git)
      2. Before installing it, reduce its version in the version.php file
      3. Install the plugin
      4. Visit the Plugins overview page (Site admin > Plugins > Plugins overview)
      5. Click "Check for available plugins"; the newly installed plugin should show an update
      6. Click "Install this update"
      7. Confirm the update
      8. Verify there are no errors during download or update
      9. Go through the normal update process to install the "updated" code
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      Needs to be tested under Windows in Moodle 2.4 (this won't work in Master I don't think). Download a plugin (zip) from the Plugins Directory (not Git) Before installing it, reduce its version in the version.php file Install the plugin Visit the Plugins overview page (Site admin > Plugins > Plugins overview) Click "Check for available plugins"; the newly installed plugin should show an update Click "Install this update" Confirm the update Verify there are no errors during download or update Go through the normal update process to install the "updated" code

      I was testing the available update system and went to install a plugin through the new interface. After confirming that I did want to install the new plugin, I was presented with an error...

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      exception 'unauthorized_access_exception' with message 'Unable to read the passphrase file.' in D:\xampp\htdocs\24_integration\mdeploy.php:836
      		 
      Stack trace:
      		 
      #0 D:\xampp\htdocs\24_integration\mdeploy.php(705): worker->authorize()
      		 
      #1 D:\xampp\htdocs\24_integration\mdeploy.php(1390): worker->execute()
      		 
      #2 {main}

      Looking into the value of the passphase file path I discovered that the system is filtering characters from the path including colons (, which means that paths under Windows are being broken. By allowing colons in paths, I was able to download and install a plugin without any trouble. The change I made was to...

      /mdeploy, line 268

      		 
      $raw = preg_replace('~[[:cntrl:]]|[&<>"`\|\':]~u', '', $raw);

      ...from which I remove the colon from the regex, so it wouldn't be removed.

      /mdeploy, line 268, altered

      		 
      $raw = preg_replace('~[[:cntrl:]]|[&<>"`\|\']~u', '', $raw);

            mudrd8mz David Mudrák (@mudrd8mz)
            salvetore Michael de Raadt
            Damyon Wiese Damyon Wiese
            Michael de Raadt Michael de Raadt
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