Fix security validation overly broad regex patterns (GitHub Issue #129)

- Fixed `/dev/` pattern to `^/dev/` to only match system device directories
- Added start-of-path anchors (^) to all Unix and Windows system directory patterns
- Separated patterns into logical categories for better maintainability
- Enhanced cross-platform path normalization and error messages
- Improved platform-specific validation logic

This allows users with "dev", "tmp", "bin", etc. in their paths to install
SuperClaude while maintaining all existing security protections.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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"""
Security utilities for SuperClaude installation system
Path validation and input sanitization
This module provides comprehensive security validation for file paths and user inputs
during SuperClaude installation. It includes protection against:
- Directory traversal attacks
- Installation to system directories
- Path injection attacks
- Cross-platform security issues
Key Features:
- Platform-specific validation (Windows vs Unix)
- User-friendly error messages with actionable suggestions
- Comprehensive path normalization
- Backward compatibility with existing validation logic
Fixed Issues:
- GitHub Issue #129: Fixed overly broad regex patterns that prevented installation
in legitimate paths containing "dev", "tmp", "bin", etc.
- Enhanced cross-platform compatibility
- Improved error message clarity
Architecture:
- Separated pattern categories for better maintainability
- Platform-aware validation logic
- Comprehensive test coverage
"""
import re
@ -13,27 +37,45 @@ import urllib.parse
class SecurityValidator:
"""Security validation utilities"""
# Dangerous path patterns
DANGEROUS_PATTERNS = [
r'\.\./', # Directory traversal
r'\.\.\.', # Directory traversal
r'//+', # Multiple slashes
r'/etc/', # System directories
r'/bin/',
r'/sbin/',
r'/usr/bin/',
r'/usr/sbin/',
r'/var/',
r'/tmp/',
r'/dev/',
r'/proc/',
r'/sys/',
r'c:\\windows\\', # Windows system dirs
r'c:\\program files\\',
# Directory traversal patterns (match anywhere in path - platform independent)
# These patterns detect common directory traversal attack vectors
TRAVERSAL_PATTERNS = [
r'\.\./', # Directory traversal using ../
r'\.\.\.', # Directory traversal using ...
r'//+', # Multiple consecutive slashes (path injection)
]
# Unix system directories (match only at start of path)
# These patterns identify Unix/Linux system directories that should not be writable
# by regular users. Using ^ anchor to match only at path start prevents false positives
# for user directories containing these names (e.g., /home/user/dev/ is allowed)
UNIX_SYSTEM_PATTERNS = [
r'^/etc/', # System configuration files
r'^/bin/', # Essential command binaries
r'^/sbin/', # System binaries
r'^/usr/bin/', # User command binaries
r'^/usr/sbin/', # Non-essential system binaries
r'^/var/', # Variable data files
r'^/tmp/', # Temporary files (system-wide)
r'^/dev/', # Device files - FIXED: was r'/dev/' (GitHub Issue #129)
r'^/proc/', # Process information pseudo-filesystem
r'^/sys/', # System information pseudo-filesystem
]
# Windows system directories (match only at start of path)
# These patterns identify Windows system directories using flexible separator matching
# to handle both forward slashes and backslashes consistently
WINDOWS_SYSTEM_PATTERNS = [
r'^c:[/\\]windows[/\\]', # Windows system directory
r'^c:[/\\]program files[/\\]', # Program Files directory
# Note: Removed c:\\users\\ to allow installation in user directories
# Claude Code installs to user home directory by default
]
# Combined dangerous patterns for backward compatibility
# This maintains compatibility with existing code while providing the new categorized approach
DANGEROUS_PATTERNS = TRAVERSAL_PATTERNS + UNIX_SYSTEM_PATTERNS + WINDOWS_SYSTEM_PATTERNS
# Dangerous filename patterns
DANGEROUS_FILENAMES = [
r'\.exe$', # Executables
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@classmethod
def validate_path(cls, path: Path, base_dir: Optional[Path] = None) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
"""
Validate path for security issues
Validate path for security issues with enhanced cross-platform support
This method performs comprehensive security validation including:
- Directory traversal attack detection
- System directory protection (platform-specific)
- Path length and filename validation
- Cross-platform path normalization
- User-friendly error messages
Architecture:
- Uses both original and resolved paths for validation
- Applies platform-specific patterns for system directories
- Checks traversal patterns against original path to catch attacks before normalization
- Provides detailed error messages with actionable suggestions
Args:
path: Path to validate
base_dir: Base directory that path should be within
path: Path to validate (can be relative or absolute)
base_dir: Base directory that path should be within (optional)
Returns:
Tuple of (is_safe: bool, error_message: str)
- is_safe: True if path passes all security checks
- error_message: Detailed error message with suggestions if validation fails
"""
try:
# Convert to absolute path
abs_path = path.resolve()
path_str = str(abs_path).lower()
# For system directory validation, use the original path structure
# to avoid issues with symlinks and cross-platform path resolution
original_path_str = cls._normalize_path_for_validation(path)
resolved_path_str = cls._normalize_path_for_validation(abs_path)
# Check path length
if len(str(abs_path)) > cls.MAX_PATH_LENGTH:
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if len(abs_path.name) > cls.MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH:
return False, f"Filename too long: {len(abs_path.name)} > {cls.MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH}"
# Check for dangerous patterns
for pattern in cls.DANGEROUS_PATTERNS:
if re.search(pattern, path_str, re.IGNORECASE):
return False, f"Dangerous path pattern detected: {pattern}"
# Check for dangerous patterns using platform-specific validation
# Always check traversal patterns (platform independent) - use original path string
# to detect patterns before normalization removes them
original_str = str(path).lower()
for pattern in cls.TRAVERSAL_PATTERNS:
if re.search(pattern, original_str, re.IGNORECASE):
return False, cls._get_user_friendly_error_message("traversal", pattern, abs_path)
# Check platform-specific system directory patterns - use original path first, then resolved
# Always check both Windows and Unix patterns to handle cross-platform scenarios
# Check Windows system directory patterns
for pattern in cls.WINDOWS_SYSTEM_PATTERNS:
if (re.search(pattern, original_path_str, re.IGNORECASE) or
re.search(pattern, resolved_path_str, re.IGNORECASE)):
return False, cls._get_user_friendly_error_message("windows_system", pattern, abs_path)
# Check Unix system directory patterns
for pattern in cls.UNIX_SYSTEM_PATTERNS:
if (re.search(pattern, original_path_str, re.IGNORECASE) or
re.search(pattern, resolved_path_str, re.IGNORECASE)):
return False, cls._get_user_friendly_error_message("unix_system", pattern, abs_path)
# Check for dangerous filenames
for pattern in cls.DANGEROUS_FILENAMES:
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return len(errors) == 0, errors
@classmethod
def _normalize_path_for_validation(cls, path: Path) -> str:
"""
Normalize path for consistent validation across platforms
Args:
path: Path to normalize
Returns:
Normalized path string for validation
"""
path_str = str(path)
# Convert to lowercase for case-insensitive comparison
path_str = path_str.lower()
# Normalize path separators for consistent pattern matching
if os.name == 'nt': # Windows
# Convert forward slashes to backslashes for Windows
path_str = path_str.replace('/', '\\')
# Ensure consistent drive letter format
if len(path_str) >= 2 and path_str[1] == ':':
path_str = path_str[0] + ':\\' + path_str[3:].lstrip('\\')
else: # Unix-like systems
# Convert backslashes to forward slashes for Unix
path_str = path_str.replace('\\', '/')
# Ensure single leading slash
if path_str.startswith('//'):
path_str = '/' + path_str.lstrip('/')
return path_str
@classmethod
def _get_user_friendly_error_message(cls, error_type: str, pattern: str, path: Path) -> str:
"""
Generate user-friendly error messages with actionable suggestions
Args:
error_type: Type of error (traversal, windows_system, unix_system)
pattern: The regex pattern that matched
path: The path that caused the error
Returns:
User-friendly error message with suggestions
"""
if error_type == "traversal":
return (
f"Security violation: Directory traversal pattern detected in path '{path}'. "
f"Paths containing '..' or '//' are not allowed for security reasons. "
f"Please use an absolute path without directory traversal characters."
)
elif error_type == "windows_system":
if pattern == r'^c:\\windows\\':
return (
f"Cannot install to Windows system directory '{path}'. "
f"Please choose a location in your user directory instead, "
f"such as C:\\Users\\{os.environ.get('USERNAME', 'YourName')}\\.claude\\"
)
elif pattern == r'^c:\\program files\\':
return (
f"Cannot install to Program Files directory '{path}'. "
f"Please choose a location in your user directory instead, "
f"such as C:\\Users\\{os.environ.get('USERNAME', 'YourName')}\\.claude\\"
)
else:
return (
f"Cannot install to Windows system directory '{path}'. "
f"Please choose a location in your user directory instead."
)
elif error_type == "unix_system":
system_dirs = {
r'^/dev/': "/dev (device files)",
r'^/etc/': "/etc (system configuration)",
r'^/bin/': "/bin (system binaries)",
r'^/sbin/': "/sbin (system binaries)",
r'^/usr/bin/': "/usr/bin (user binaries)",
r'^/usr/sbin/': "/usr/sbin (user system binaries)",
r'^/var/': "/var (variable data)",
r'^/tmp/': "/tmp (temporary files)",
r'^/proc/': "/proc (process information)",
r'^/sys/': "/sys (system information)"
}
dir_desc = system_dirs.get(pattern, "system directory")
return (
f"Cannot install to {dir_desc} '{path}'. "
f"Please choose a location in your home directory instead, "
f"such as ~/.claude/ or ~/SuperClaude/"
)
else:
return f"Security validation failed for path '{path}'"
@classmethod
def _is_windows_junction_or_symlink(cls, path: Path) -> bool:
"""