GHSA-4mmh-5vw7-rgvj Venice vulnerable to Partial Path Traversal issue within the functions `load-file` and `load-resource`

• Maven com.github.jlangch:venice: < 1.10.17 → fixed in 1.10.17

Impact A partial path traversal issue exists within the functions `load-file` and `load-resource`. These functions can be limited to load files from a list of load paths. Assuming Venice has been configured with the load paths: `[ "/Users/foo/resources" ]` When passing relative paths to these two vulnerable functions everything is fine: `(load-resource "test.png")` => loads the file "/Users/foo/resources/test.png" `(load-resource "../resources-alt/test.png")` => rejected, outside the load path When passing absolute paths to these two vulnerable functions Venice may return files outside the configured load paths: `(load-resource "/Users/foo/resources/test.png")` => loads the file "/Users/foo/resources/test.png" `(load-resource "/Users/foo/resources-alt/test.png")` => loads the file "/Users/foo/resources-alt/test.png" !!! The latter call suffers from the _Partial Path Traversal_ vulnerability. This issue’s scope is limited to absolute paths whose name prefix matches a load path. E.g. for a load-path `"/Users/foo/resources"`, the actor can cause loading a resource also from `"/Users/foo/resources-alt"`, but not from `"/Users/foo/images"`. Versions of Venice before and including v1.10.16 are affected by this issue. Patches Upgrade to Venice >= 1.10.17, if you are on a version < 1.10.17 Workarounds If you cannot upgrade the library, you can control the functions that can be used in Venice with a sandbox. If it is appropriate, the functions `load-file` and `load-resource` can be blacklisted in the sandbox. References • PR For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: • Open an issue in GitHub Venice • Email us at juerg.ch Credits I want to publicly recognize the contribution of Jonathan Leitschuh for reporting this issue.