Rewrote resolvePath so that inaccessible paths return a failure instead.

src/filer.h

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 	virtual file_data setCWD(std::string _cwd) = 0;
 	virtual std::filesystem::path getRoot() = 0;
 	virtual std::filesystem::path getCWD() = 0;
-	virtual std::filesystem::path resolvePath(const std::string& path) = 0;
+	virtual bool resolvePath(const std::string& path, std::filesystem::path* target) = 0;
 	virtual void setTransferMode(char type) {
 		this->transfer_mode = type;
 	}

src/plugins/filer_local/filer_local.cpp

@@ -73,46 +73,48 @@ public:
 		return this->cwd;
 	}
 	
-	fs::path resolvePath(const std::string& path) {
+	bool resolvePath(const std::string& path, fs::path* target) {
 		try {
 			if (path.empty() || path == ".") {
-				return root / cwd.relative_path();
+				*target = root / cwd.relative_path();
+				return true;
 			}
 			
-			fs::path target_path;
 			if (path[0] == '/') {
 				// Absolute path relative to FTP root
-				target_path = root / path.substr(1);
+				*target = root / path.substr(1);
 			} else {
 				// Relative to current directory
-				target_path = root / cwd.relative_path() / path;
+				*target = root / cwd.relative_path() / path;
 			}
 			
 			// Remove .. and . components
-			target_path = fs::weakly_canonical(target_path);
+			*target = fs::weakly_canonical(*target);
 			
 			// Make sure we haven't escaped the root
-			if (!target_path.string().starts_with(root.string())) {
+			if (!(*target).string().starts_with(root.string()))
-				return root / cwd.relative_path();
+				return false;
-			}
 			
-			return target_path;
+			return true;
 		} catch (const std::exception& e) {
 			logger->print(LOGLEVEL_ERROR, "Path resolution error: %s", e.what());
-			return root / cwd.relative_path();
+			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
 	file_data traverse(std::string dir) {
 		struct file_data fd;
 		try {
-			// Handle special cases
+			fs::path requested_path;
+			if (!resolvePath(dir, &requested_path)) {
+				fd.error = file_error{FilerStatusCodes::NoPermission, "Invalid Permissions"};
+				return fd;
+			}
+			
 			if (dir.empty() || dir == ".") {
-				fd.path = resolvePath(".").string().c_str();
+				fd.path = requested_path.c_str();
 				return fd;
 			}
-	
-			fs::path requested_path = resolvePath(dir);
 			
 			// Verify the requested path exists and is within root
 			if (!fs::exists(requested_path)) {
@@ -146,7 +148,12 @@ public:
 	file_data createDirectory(std::string dir) {
 		struct file_data fd;
 		try {
-			fs::path resolved = resolvePath(dir);
+			fs::path resolved;
+			if (!resolvePath(dir, &resolved)) {
+				fd.error = file_error{FilerStatusCodes::NoPermission, "Invalid Permissions"};
+				return fd;
+			}
+				
 			fd.path = resolved.string().c_str();
 			
 			if (fs::exists(resolved)) {
@@ -165,7 +172,11 @@ public:
 	file_data fileSize(std::string name) {
 		struct file_data fd;
 		try {
-			fs::path resolved = resolvePath(name);
+			fs::path resolved;
+			if (!resolvePath(name, &resolved)) {
+				fd.error = file_error{FilerStatusCodes::NoPermission, "Invalid Permissions"};
+				return fd;
+			}
 			fd.path = resolved.string().c_str();
 			
 			if (!fs::exists(resolved)) {
@@ -194,7 +205,11 @@ public:
 	file_data deleteFile(std::string name) {
 		struct file_data fd;
 		try {
-			fs::path resolved = resolvePath(name);
+			fs::path resolved;
+			if (!resolvePath(name, &resolved)) {
+				fd.error = file_error{FilerStatusCodes::NoPermission, "Invalid Permissions"};
+				return fd;
+			}
 			fd.path = resolved.string().c_str();
 			
 			if (!fs::exists(resolved)) {
@@ -220,7 +235,11 @@ public:
 	file_data readFile(std::string name) {
 		struct file_data fd;
 		try {
-			fs::path resolved = resolvePath(name);
+			fs::path resolved;
+			if (!resolvePath(name, &resolved)) {
+				fd.error = file_error{FilerStatusCodes::NoPermission, "Invalid Permissions"};
+				return fd;
+			}
 			fd.path = resolved.string().c_str();
 			
 			if (!fs::exists(resolved)) {
@@ -253,7 +272,11 @@ public:
 	file_data writeFile(std::string name, unsigned char* data, int size, bool append = false) {
 		struct file_data fd;
 		try {
-			fs::path resolved = resolvePath(name);
+			fs::path resolved;
+			if (!resolvePath(name, &resolved)) {
+				fd.error = file_error{FilerStatusCodes::NoPermission, "Invalid Permissions"};
+				return fd;
+			}
 			fd.path = resolved.string().c_str();
 			
 			std::ios_base::openmode omode = std::ios::out|std::ios::binary;
@@ -276,8 +299,16 @@ public:
 	
 	struct file_data renameFile(const std::string& from, const std::string& to) {
 		struct file_data fd;
-		std::filesystem::path src_path = resolvePath(from);
+		fs::path src_path;
-		std::filesystem::path dst_path = resolvePath(to);
+		if (!resolvePath(from, &src_path)) {
+			fd.error = file_error{FilerStatusCodes::NoPermission, "Invalid Source Permissions"};
+			return fd;
+		}
+		fs::path dst_path;
+		if (!resolvePath(to, &dst_path)) {
+			fd.error = file_error{FilerStatusCodes::NoPermission, "Invalid Destination Permissions"};
+			return fd;
+		}
 		
 		try {
 			// Check if destination already exists
@@ -300,7 +331,11 @@ public:
 	file_data list(std::string path = ".") {
 		struct file_data fd;
 		try {
-			fs::path resolved = resolvePath(path);
+			fs::path resolved;
+			if (!resolvePath(path, &resolved)) {
+				fd.error = file_error{FilerStatusCodes::NoPermission, "Invalid Permissions"};
+				return fd;
+			}
 			fd.path = resolved.string().c_str();
 			
 			if (!fs::exists(resolved)) {