in reply to Re^2: How can I convert hash to string and back again?
in thread How can I convert hash to string and back again?

> safe with unsanitized user input/unsafe data?

Good question ...

lets test:

DB<103> $hash={ key => ' text @{[print "Injection" ]} text' } => { key => " text \@{[print \"Injection\" ]} text" } DB<104> use Data::Dumper DB<105> $str = Dumper $hash $VAR1 = { 'key' => ' text @{[print "Injection" ]} text' }; DB<106> eval $str => { key => " text \@{[print \"Injection\" ]} text" } DB<108> print $VAR1->{key} text @{[print "Injection" ]} text

Looks fine for me. =)

update

Explanation: Data::Dumper puts strings into single quotes, so no danger of interpolation.

Data::Dump uses double quotes, but escapes all sigils.

update

NB: eval of included strings can still be dangerous! They don't sanitize dangerous strings for you, they will just reproduce the original data structure.

Cheers Rolf
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