Do any functions in the R-language, except for the functions of "parsing", from string vectors?

Due to the fact that the “formula” accepts a vector of characters with R-functions enabled, it creates a security problem, as described in https://arxiv.org/pdf/1303.4808.pdf .

Situations like this can occur:

userformula <- "speed ~ dist + system('whoami')"
lm(userformula, data=cars)

Although I have intelligently tested any functions in my application that take a “formula” as a parameter, I'm curious:

1) Are there any other R-functions besides formulas to include R-functions as symbol vectors, as the Formula does? What other features should I keep track of with the same issue?

2) Is it possible to make a function accept a formula as a parameter? If so, how can I prevent this?

Edit: I limit this to basic R packages.

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/1677389/


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