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-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml27
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/src/filename.erl37
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/test/filename_SUITE.erl69
3 files changed, 131 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml
index 7acef51ca1..0ccca37a9d 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml
@@ -513,6 +513,33 @@ true
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="safe_relative_path" arity="1"/>
+ <fsummary>Sanitize a relative path to avoid directory traversal attacks.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Sanitizes the relative path by eliminating ".." and "."
+ components to protect against directory traversal attacks.
+ Either returns the sanitized path name, or the atom
+ <c>unsafe</c> if the path is unsafe.
+ The path is considered unsafe in the following circumstances:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><p>The path is not relative.</p></item>
+ <item><p>A ".." component would climb up above the root of
+ the relative path.</p></item>
+ </list>
+ <p><em>Examples:</em></p>
+ <pre>
+1> <input>filename:safe_relative_path("dir/sub_dir/..").</input>
+"dir"
+2> <input>filename:safe_relative_path("dir/..").</input>
+[]
+3> <input>filename:safe_relative_path("dir/../..").</input>
+unsafe
+4> <input>filename:safe_relative_path("/abs/path").</input>
+unsafe</pre>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="split" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Split a filename into its path components.</fsummary>
<desc>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/filename.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/filename.erl
index 2a2f25dcd2..b5df5c9d37 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/filename.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/filename.erl
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
-export([absname/1, absname/2, absname_join/2,
basename/1, basename/2, dirname/1,
extension/1, join/1, join/2, pathtype/1,
- rootname/1, rootname/2, split/1, flatten/1, nativename/1]).
+ rootname/1, rootname/2, split/1, flatten/1, nativename/1,
+ safe_relative_path/1]).
-export([find_src/1, find_src/2]). % deprecated
-export([basedir/2, basedir/3]).
@@ -753,12 +754,46 @@ separators() ->
_ -> {false, false}
end.
+-spec safe_relative_path(Filename) -> 'unsafe' | SafeFilename when
+ Filename :: file:name_all(),
+ SafeFilename :: file:name_all().
+
+safe_relative_path(Path) ->
+ case pathtype(Path) of
+ relative ->
+ Cs0 = split(Path),
+ safe_relative_path_1(Cs0, []);
+ _ ->
+ unsafe
+ end.
+
+safe_relative_path_1(["."|T], Acc) ->
+ safe_relative_path_1(T, Acc);
+safe_relative_path_1([<<".">>|T], Acc) ->
+ safe_relative_path_1(T, Acc);
+safe_relative_path_1([".."|T], Acc) ->
+ climb(T, Acc);
+safe_relative_path_1([<<"..">>|T], Acc) ->
+ climb(T, Acc);
+safe_relative_path_1([H|T], Acc) ->
+ safe_relative_path_1(T, [H|Acc]);
+safe_relative_path_1([], []) ->
+ [];
+safe_relative_path_1([], Acc) ->
+ join(lists:reverse(Acc)).
+
+climb(_, []) ->
+ unsafe;
+climb(T, [_|Acc]) ->
+ safe_relative_path_1(T, Acc).
+
%% NOTE: The find_src/1/2 functions are deprecated; they try to do too much
%% at once and are not a good fit for this module. Parts of the code have
%% been moved to filelib:find_file/2 instead. Only this part of this
%% module is allowed to call the filelib module; such mutual dependency
%% should otherwise be avoided! This code should eventually be removed.
%%
+
%% find_src(Module) --
%% find_src(Module, Rules) --
%%
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/filename_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/filename_SUITE.erl
index 54066021fb..dc3daa56c1 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/filename_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/filename_SUITE.erl
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
dirname_bin/1, extension_bin/1, join_bin/1, t_nativename_bin/1]).
-export([pathtype_bin/1,rootname_bin/1,split_bin/1]).
-export([t_basedir_api/1, t_basedir_xdg/1, t_basedir_windows/1]).
+-export([safe_relative_path/1]).
-include_lib("common_test/include/ct.hrl").
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ all() ->
find_src,
absname_bin, absname_bin_2,
{group,p},
- t_basedir_xdg, t_basedir_windows].
+ t_basedir_xdg, t_basedir_windows,
+ safe_relative_path].
groups() ->
[{p, [parallel],
@@ -770,6 +772,71 @@ t_nativename_bin(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
filename:nativename(<<"/usr/tmp//arne/">>)
end.
+safe_relative_path(Config) ->
+ PrivDir = proplists:get_value(priv_dir, Config),
+ Root = filename:join(PrivDir, ?FUNCTION_NAME),
+ ok = file:make_dir(Root),
+ ok = file:set_cwd(Root),
+
+ ok = file:make_dir("a"),
+ ok = file:set_cwd("a"),
+ ok = file:make_dir("b"),
+ ok = file:set_cwd("b"),
+ ok = file:make_dir("c"),
+
+ ok = file:set_cwd(Root),
+
+ "a" = test_srp("a"),
+ "a/b" = test_srp("a/b"),
+ "a/b" = test_srp("a/./b"),
+ "a/b" = test_srp("a/./b/."),
+
+ "" = test_srp("a/.."),
+ "" = test_srp("a/./.."),
+ "" = test_srp("a/../."),
+ "a" = test_srp("a/b/.."),
+ "a" = test_srp("a/../a"),
+ "a" = test_srp("a/../a/../a"),
+ "a/b/c" = test_srp("a/../a/b/c"),
+
+ unsafe = test_srp("a/../.."),
+ unsafe = test_srp("a/../../.."),
+ unsafe = test_srp("a/./../.."),
+ unsafe = test_srp("a/././../../.."),
+ unsafe = test_srp("a/b/././../../.."),
+
+ unsafe = test_srp(PrivDir), %Absolute path.
+
+ ok.
+
+test_srp(RelPath) ->
+ Res = do_test_srp(RelPath),
+ Res = case do_test_srp(list_to_binary(RelPath)) of
+ Bin when is_binary(Bin) ->
+ binary_to_list(Bin);
+ Other ->
+ Other
+ end.
+
+do_test_srp(RelPath) ->
+ {ok,Root} = file:get_cwd(),
+ ok = file:set_cwd(RelPath),
+ {ok,Cwd} = file:get_cwd(),
+ ok = file:set_cwd(Root),
+ case filename:safe_relative_path(RelPath) of
+ unsafe ->
+ true = length(Cwd) < length(Root),
+ unsafe;
+ "" ->
+ "";
+ SafeRelPath ->
+ ok = file:set_cwd(SafeRelPath),
+ {ok,Cwd} = file:get_cwd(),
+ true = length(Cwd) >= length(Root),
+ ok = file:set_cwd(Root),
+ SafeRelPath
+ end.
+
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% basedirs
t_basedir_api(Config) when is_list(Config) ->