vetkit.go.path-traversal.request-input
A filesystem path is built from request input without confining it to a base directory (path traversal). ../ segments let a client read or overwrite files outside the intended folder.
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A filesystem path is built from request input without confining it to a base directory (path traversal). ../ segments let a client read or overwrite files outside the intended folder.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Reduce the value with filepath.Base, or join it to the base directory and verify the cleaned result still has that prefix (filepath.IsLocal / os.Root on current Go versions) before touching the file.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/go.yml.
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