fix: sanitize filenames in upload paths to prevent path traversal (#8879)

* fix: sanitize filenames in upload paths to prevent path traversal (GHSA-v57h-5999-w7xp)

Add server-side filename sanitization across all file upload endpoints
to prevent path traversal sequences (../) in user-supplied filenames
from being incorporated into S3 object keys. While S3 keys are flat
strings and not vulnerable to filesystem traversal, this adds
defense-in-depth and prevents S3 key pollution.

Changes:
- Add sanitize_filename() utility in path_validator.py
- Sanitize filenames in get_upload_path() for FileAsset and IssueAttachment models
- Sanitize name parameter in all upload view endpoints

* fix: address PR review feedback on filename sanitization

- Remove unused `import re`
- Normalize backslashes to forward slashes before os.path.basename()
  so Windows-style paths (e.g. ..\..\..\evil.txt) are handled on POSIX
- Strip whitespace before removing leading dots so " .env" is caught
- Return None instead of "unnamed" for empty input so existing
  `if not name` validation guards remain effective
- Add `or "unnamed"` fallback at call sites that lack a name guard

* fix: use random hex name as fallback in get_upload_path instead of "unnamed"

* fix: resolve ruff E501 line too long in DuplicateAssetEndpoint

Author: sriramveeraghanta

apps/api/plane/api/views/asset.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # Module Imports
 from plane.bgtasks.storage_metadata_task import get_asset_object_metadata
 from plane.settings.storage import S3Storage
+from plane.utils.path_validator import sanitize_filename
 from plane.db.models import FileAsset, User, Workspace
 from plane.api.views.base import BaseAPIView
 from plane.api.serializers import (
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ def post(self, request):
         This endpoint generates the necessary credentials for direct S3 upload.
         """
         # get the asset key
-        name = request.data.get("name")
+        name = sanitize_filename(request.data.get("name")) or "unnamed"
         type = request.data.get("type", "image/jpeg")
         size = int(request.data.get("size", settings.FILE_SIZE_LIMIT))
         entity_type = request.data.get("entity_type", False)
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ def post(self, request):
         necessary credentials for direct S3 upload with server-side authentication.
         """
         # get the asset key
-        name = request.data.get("name")
+        name = sanitize_filename(request.data.get("name")) or "unnamed"
         type = request.data.get("type", "image/jpeg")
         size = int(request.data.get("size", settings.FILE_SIZE_LIMIT))
         entity_type = request.data.get("entity_type", False)
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ def post(self, request, slug):
         Create a presigned URL for uploading generic assets that can be bound to entities like work items.
         Supports various file types and includes external source tracking for integrations.
         """
-        name = request.data.get("name")
+        name = sanitize_filename(request.data.get("name"))
         type = request.data.get("type")
         size = int(request.data.get("size", settings.FILE_SIZE_LIMIT))
         project_id = request.data.get("project_id")

apps/api/plane/api/views/issue.py

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     Workspace,
 )
 from plane.settings.storage import S3Storage
+from plane.utils.path_validator import sanitize_filename
 from plane.bgtasks.storage_metadata_task import get_asset_object_metadata
 from .base import BaseAPIView
 from plane.utils.host import base_host
@@ -1858,7 +1859,7 @@ def post(self, request, slug, project_id, issue_id):
                 status=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
             )
 
-        name = request.data.get("name")
+        name = sanitize_filename(request.data.get("name"))
         type = request.data.get("type", False)
         size = request.data.get("size")
         external_id = request.data.get("external_id")

apps/api/plane/app/views/asset/v2.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from plane.settings.storage import S3Storage
 from plane.app.permissions import allow_permission, ROLE
 from plane.utils.cache import invalidate_cache_directly
+from plane.utils.path_validator import sanitize_filename
 from plane.bgtasks.storage_metadata_task import get_asset_object_metadata
 from plane.throttles.asset import AssetRateThrottle
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ def entity_asset_delete(self, entity_type, asset, request):
 
     def post(self, request):
         # get the asset key
-        name = request.data.get("name")
+        name = sanitize_filename(request.data.get("name")) or "unnamed"
         type = request.data.get("type", "image/jpeg")
         size = int(request.data.get("size", settings.FILE_SIZE_LIMIT))
         entity_type = request.data.get("entity_type", False)
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ def entity_asset_delete(self, entity_type, asset, request):
 
     @allow_permission([ROLE.ADMIN, ROLE.MEMBER, ROLE.GUEST], level="WORKSPACE")
     def post(self, request, slug):
-        name = request.data.get("name")
+        name = sanitize_filename(request.data.get("name")) or "unnamed"
         type = request.data.get("type", "image/jpeg")
         size = int(request.data.get("size", settings.FILE_SIZE_LIMIT))
         entity_type = request.data.get("entity_type")
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ def get_entity_id_field(self, entity_type, entity_id):
 
     @allow_permission([ROLE.ADMIN, ROLE.MEMBER, ROLE.GUEST])
     def post(self, request, slug, project_id):
-        name = request.data.get("name")
+        name = sanitize_filename(request.data.get("name")) or "unnamed"
         type = request.data.get("type", "image/jpeg")
         size = int(request.data.get("size", settings.FILE_SIZE_LIMIT))
         entity_type = request.data.get("entity_type", "")
@@ -770,7 +771,8 @@ def post(self, request, slug, asset_id):
         if not original_asset:
             return Response({"error": "Asset not found"}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
 
-        destination_key = f"{workspace.id}/{uuid.uuid4().hex}-{original_asset.attributes.get('name')}"
+        sanitized_name = sanitize_filename(original_asset.attributes.get("name")) or "unnamed"
+        destination_key = f"{workspace.id}/{uuid.uuid4().hex}-{sanitized_name}"
         duplicated_asset = FileAsset.objects.create(
             attributes={
                 "name": original_asset.attributes.get("name"),

apps/api/plane/app/views/issue/attachment.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from plane.bgtasks.issue_activities_task import issue_activity
 from plane.app.permissions import allow_permission, ROLE
 from plane.settings.storage import S3Storage
+from plane.utils.path_validator import sanitize_filename
 from plane.bgtasks.storage_metadata_task import get_asset_object_metadata
 from plane.utils.host import base_host
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ class IssueAttachmentV2Endpoint(BaseAPIView):
 
     @allow_permission([ROLE.ADMIN, ROLE.MEMBER, ROLE.GUEST])
     def post(self, request, slug, project_id, issue_id):
-        name = request.data.get("name")
+        name = sanitize_filename(request.data.get("name")) or "unnamed"
         type = request.data.get("type", False)
         size = int(request.data.get("size", settings.FILE_SIZE_LIMIT))
 

apps/api/plane/db/models/asset.py

@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
 from django.db import models
 
 # Module import
+from plane.utils.path_validator import sanitize_filename
+
 from .base import BaseModel
 
 
 def get_upload_path(instance, filename):
+    filename = sanitize_filename(filename) or uuid4().hex
     if instance.workspace_id is not None:
         return f"{instance.workspace.id}/{uuid4().hex}-{filename}"
     return f"user-{uuid4().hex}-{filename}"

apps/api/plane/db/models/issue.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 # Module imports
 from plane.utils.html_processor import strip_tags
+from plane.utils.path_validator import sanitize_filename
 from plane.db.mixins import SoftDeletionManager
 from plane.utils.exception_logger import log_exception
 from .project import ProjectBaseModel
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 def get_upload_path(instance, filename):
+    filename = sanitize_filename(filename) or uuid4().hex
     return f"{instance.workspace.id}/{uuid4().hex}-{filename}"
 
 

apps/api/plane/space/views/asset.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from plane.bgtasks.storage_metadata_task import get_asset_object_metadata
 from plane.db.models import DeployBoard, FileAsset
 from plane.settings.storage import S3Storage
+from plane.utils.path_validator import sanitize_filename
 
 # Module imports
 from .base import BaseAPIView
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ def post(self, request, anchor):
             return Response({"error": "Project is not published"}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
 
         # Get the asset
-        name = request.data.get("name")
+        name = sanitize_filename(request.data.get("name")) or "unnamed"
         type = request.data.get("type", "image/jpeg")
         size = int(request.data.get("size", settings.FILE_SIZE_LIMIT))
         entity_type = request.data.get("entity_type", "")

apps/api/plane/utils/path_validator.py

@@ -7,9 +7,50 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 
 # Python imports
+import os
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 
+def sanitize_filename(filename):
+    """
+    Sanitize a filename to prevent path traversal attacks.
+
+    Strips directory components, path traversal sequences, and null bytes
+    from user-supplied filenames used in upload paths and S3 object keys.
+
+    Returns None for empty/missing input so callers can still validate
+    that a filename was provided.
+    """
+    if not filename or not isinstance(filename, str):
+        return None
+
+    # Strip null bytes
+    filename = filename.replace("\x00", "")
+
+    # Normalize backslashes so os.path.basename handles Windows-style paths on POSIX
+    filename = filename.replace("\\", "/")
+
+    # Take only the basename to remove any directory components
+    filename = os.path.basename(filename)
+
+    # Remove any remaining path traversal sequences
+    filename = filename.replace("..", "")
+
+    # Strip whitespace before removing leading dots so " .env" is caught
+    filename = filename.strip()
+
+    # Remove leading dots (hidden files)
+    filename = filename.lstrip(".")
+
+    # Strip any remaining whitespace
+    filename = filename.strip()
+
+    if not filename:
+        return None
+
+    return filename
+
+
 def _contains_suspicious_patterns(path: str) -> bool:
     """
     Check for suspicious patterns that might indicate malicious intent.