You can now turn off file attachment filtering, fixes #1162

docs/settings.rst

@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ These changes are visible throughout django-helpdesk
 
   **Default:** ``HELPDESK_MAX_EMAIL_ATTACHMENT_SIZE = 512000``
 
-- **VALID_EXTENSIONS** Valid extensions for file types that can be attached to tickets
+- **HELPDESK_VALID_EXTENSIONS** Valid extensions for file types that can be attached to tickets
 
-  **Default:** ``VALID_EXTENSIONS = ['.txt', '.asc', '.htm', '.html', '.pdf', '.doc', '.docx', '.odt', '.jpg', '.png', '.eml']
+  **Default:** ``HELPDESK_VALID_EXTENSIONS = ['.txt', '.asc', '.htm', '.html', '.pdf', '.doc', '.docx', '.odt', '.jpg', '.png', '.eml']
+
+- **HELPDESK_VALIDATE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES** If you'd like to turn of filtering of helpdesk extension types you can set this to False.
 
 - **QUEUE_EMAIL_BOX_UPDATE_ONLY** Only process mail with a valid tracking ID; all other mail will be ignored instead of creating a new ticket.
 

helpdesk/settings.py

@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ HELPDESK_IMAP_DEBUG_LEVEL = getattr(settings, 'HELPDESK_IMAP_DEBUG_LEVEL', 0)
 # Override it in your own Django settings.py
 HELPDESK_ATTACHMENT_DIR_PERMS = int(getattr(settings, 'HELPDESK_ATTACHMENT_DIR_PERMS', "755"), 8)
 
+HELPDESK_VALID_EXTENSIONS = getattr(settings, 'HELPDESK_VALID_EXTENSIONS', ['.txt', '.asc', '.htm', '.html', '.pdf', '.doc', '.docx', '.odt', '.jpg', '.png', '.eml'])
+
+HELPDESK_VALIDATE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES = getattr(settings, 'HELPDESK_VALIDATE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES', True)
+
 def get_followup_webhook_urls():
     urls = os.environ.get('HELPDESK_FOLLOWUP_WEBHOOK_URLS', None)
     if urls:

helpdesk/tests/test_get_email.py

@@ -200,12 +200,11 @@ class GetEmailCommonTests(TestCase):
         # The extractor prepends a part identifier so compare the ending
         self.assertTrue(sent_file.name.endswith(filename), f"Filename extracted does not match: {sent_file.name}")
 
-    @override_settings(VALID_EXTENSIONS=['.png'])
     def test_wrong_extension_attachment(self):
         """
         Tests if an attachment with a wrong extension doesn't stop the email process
         """
-        message, _, _ = utils.generate_multipart_email(type_list=['plain', 'image'])
+        message, _, _ = utils.generate_multipart_email(type_list=['plain', 'executable'])
 
         self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 0)  # @UndefinedVariable
 
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ class GetEmailCommonTests(TestCase):
             extract_email_metadata(message.as_string(), self.queue_public, self.logger)
 
             self.assertIn(
-                "ERROR:helpdesk:['Unsupported file extension: .jpg']",
+                "ERROR:helpdesk:['Unsupported file extension: .exe']",
                 cm.output
             )
 
@@ -237,12 +236,11 @@ class GetEmailCommonTests(TestCase):
         followup = ticket.followup_set.get()
         self.assertEqual(2, followup.followupattachment_set.count())
 
-    @override_settings(VALID_EXTENSIONS=['.txt'])
     def test_multiple_attachments_with_wrong_extension(self):
         """
         Tests that a wrong extension won't stop from saving other valid attachment
         """
-        message, _, _ = utils.generate_multipart_email(type_list=['plain', 'image', 'file', 'image'])
+        message, _, _ = utils.generate_multipart_email(type_list=['plain', 'executable', 'file', 'executable'])
 
         self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 0)  # @UndefinedVariable
 
@@ -250,7 +248,7 @@ class GetEmailCommonTests(TestCase):
             extract_email_metadata(message.as_string(), self.queue_public, self.logger)
 
             self.assertIn(
-                "ERROR:helpdesk:['Unsupported file extension: .jpg']",
+                "ERROR:helpdesk:['Unsupported file extension: .exe']",
                 cm.output
             )
 

helpdesk/tests/utils.py

@@ -156,6 +156,21 @@ def generate_file_mime_part(locale: str="en_US",filename: str = None, content: s
     part.add_header('Content-Disposition', "attachment; filename=%s" % filename)
     return part
 
+def generate_executable_mime_part(locale: str="en_US",filename: str = None, content: str = None) -> Message:
+    """
+    
+    :param locale: change this to generate locale specific file name and attachment content
+    :param filename: pass a file name if you want to specify a specific name otherwise a random name will be generated
+    :param content: pass a string value if you want have specific content otherwise a random string will be generated
+    """
+    part = MIMEBase('application', 'vnd.microsoft.portable-executable')
+    part.set_payload(get_fake("text", locale=locale, min_length=1024) if content is None else content)
+    encoders.encode_base64(part)
+    if not filename:
+        filename = get_fake("word", locale=locale, min_length=8) + ".exe"
+    part.add_header('Content-Disposition', "attachment; filename=%s" % filename)
+    return part
+
 def generate_image_mime_part(locale: str="en_US",imagename: str = None, disposition_primary_type: str = "attachment") -> Message:
     """
     
@@ -221,6 +236,8 @@ def generate_mime_part(locale: str="en_US",
         msg = MIMEText(body, part_type)
     elif "file" == part_type:
         msg = generate_file_mime_part(locale=locale)
+    elif "executable" == part_type:
+        msg = generate_executable_mime_part(locale=locale)
     elif "image" == part_type:
         msg = generate_image_mime_part(locale=locale)
     else:
@@ -236,7 +253,7 @@ def generate_multipart_email(locale: str="en_US",
     Generates an email including headers with the defined multiparts
     
     :param locale:
-    :param type_list: options are plain, html, image (attachment), file (attachment)
+    :param type_list: options are plain, html, image (attachment), file (attachment), and executable (.exe attachment)
     :param sub_type: multipart sub type that defaults to "mixed" if not specified
     :param use_short_email: produces a "To" or "From" that is only the email address if True
     """    

helpdesk/validators.py

@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 #
 # validators for file uploads, etc.
 
-
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+from helpdesk import settings as helpdesk_settings
 
 
 # TODO: can we use the builtin Django validator instead?
@@ -19,16 +18,10 @@ def validate_file_extension(value):
     # TODO: we might improve this with more thorough checks of file types
     # rather than just the extensions.
 
-    # check if VALID_EXTENSIONS is defined in settings.py
+    if not helpdesk_settings.HELPDESK_VALIDATE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES:
-    # if not use defaults
+        return
 
-    if hasattr(settings, 'VALID_EXTENSIONS'):
+    if ext.lower() not in helpdesk_settings.HELPDESK_VALID_EXTENSIONS:
-        valid_extensions = settings.VALID_EXTENSIONS
-    else:
-        valid_extensions = ['.txt', '.asc', '.htm', '.html',
-                            '.pdf', '.doc', '.docx', '.odt', '.jpg', '.png', '.eml']
-
-    if ext.lower() not in valid_extensions:
         # TODO: one more check in case it is a file with no extension; we
         # should always allow that?
         if not (ext.lower() == '' or ext.lower() == '.'):