Avoid allowing access to unintended directories or files

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ID: javascript-express/path-traversal

Language: JavaScript

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 22

Description

By not sanitizing user input prior to using it in path resolution methods you open your application’s access to unintended directories and files.

If you’re using replace on a user input, this rule will assume you’ve done so correctly and will not report a violation

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OWASP path traversal

Non-Compliant Code Examples

const path = require("path");

app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  path.join("/user/", req.params.path)

  var pathname = path.join("/public/", req.body.foo)
  path.resolve(pathname)

  path.resolve(__dirname, req.body.foo)
  path.resolve(__dirname, `${req.body.foo}`)
})

Compliant Code Examples

const path = require("path");

app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  path.join("/user/", req.params.path.replace(/^(\.\.(\/|\\|$))+/, ''))

  var pathname = path.join("/public/", req.body.foo.replace(/^(\.\.(\/|\\|$))+/, ''))
  path.resolve(pathname)

  path.resolve(__dirname, req.body.foo.replace(/^(\.\.(\/|\\|$))+/, ''))
  path.resolve(__dirname, `${req.body.foo.replace(/^(\.\.(\/|\\|$))+/, '')}`)
})