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moreminimore-vibe/src/ipc/utils/path_utils.ts

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import path from "node:path";
/**
* Safely joins paths while ensuring the result stays within the base directory.
* This prevents directory traversal attacks where malicious paths like "../../etc/passwd"
* could be used to access files outside the intended directory.
*
* @param basePath The base directory that should contain the result
* @param ...paths Path segments to join with the base path
* @returns The joined path if it's within the base directory
* @throws Error if the resulting path would be outside the base directory
*/
export function safeJoin(basePath: string, ...paths: string[]): string {
// Check if any of the path segments are absolute paths (which would be unsafe)
for (const pathSegment of paths) {
if (path.isAbsolute(pathSegment)) {
throw new Error(
`Unsafe path: joining "${paths.join(", ")}" with base "${basePath}" would escape the base directory`,
);
}
// Also check for home directory shortcuts which are effectively absolute
if (pathSegment.startsWith("~/")) {
throw new Error(
`Unsafe path: joining "${paths.join(", ")}" with base "${basePath}" would escape the base directory`,
);
}
// Check for Windows-style absolute paths (C:\, D:\, etc.)
if (/^[A-Za-z]:[/\\]/.test(pathSegment)) {
throw new Error(
`Unsafe path: joining "${paths.join(", ")}" with base "${basePath}" would escape the base directory`,
);
}
// Check for UNC paths (\\server\share)
if (pathSegment.startsWith("\\\\")) {
throw new Error(
`Unsafe path: joining "${paths.join(", ")}" with base "${basePath}" would escape the base directory`,
);
}
}
// Join all the paths
const joinedPath = path.join(basePath, ...paths);
// Resolve both paths to absolute paths to handle any ".." components
const resolvedBasePath = path.resolve(basePath);
const resolvedJoinedPath = path.resolve(joinedPath);
// Check if the resolved joined path starts with the base path
// Use path.relative to ensure we're doing a proper path comparison
const relativePath = path.relative(resolvedBasePath, resolvedJoinedPath);
// If relativePath starts with ".." or is absolute, then resolvedJoinedPath is outside basePath
if (relativePath.startsWith("..") || path.isAbsolute(relativePath)) {
throw new Error(
`Unsafe path: joining "${paths.join(", ")}" with base "${basePath}" would escape the base directory`,
);
}
return joinedPath;
}