CVE-2026-35605

Hi, The `Matches()` function in `rules/rules.go` uses `strings.HasPrefix()` without a trailing directory separator when matching paths against access rules. A rule for `/uploads` also matches `/uploads_backup/`, granting or denying access to unintended directories. Verified against v2.62.2 (commit 860c19d). ## Details At `rules/rules.go:29-35`: func (r *Rule) Matches(path string) bool { if r.Regex { return r.Regexp.MatchString(path) } return strings.HasPrefix(path, r.Path) } When a rule has `Path: "/uploads"`, any path starting with `/uploads` matches, including `/uploads_backup/secret.txt`. The regex variant at line 31 uses proper matching, but the non-regex path uses a prefix check without ensuring the match ends at a directory boundary. The `Check()` function at `http/data.go:29-48` iterates all rules with last-match-wins semantics. No secondary validation exists beyond this prefix check. ## PoC Admin configures: allow rule `Path: "/shared"` for a restricted user. Filesystem contains: - `/shared/` (intended to be accessible) - `/shared_private/` (intended to be restricted) User requests `/shared_private/secret.txt`: - `strings.HasPrefix("/shared_private/secret.txt", "/shared")` returns true - Allow rule applies - Access granted to the unintended directory ## Impact Authenticated users can access files in sibling directories that share a common prefix with an allowed directory, bypassing the admin's intended access configuration. ## Prior art Prior advisories GHSA-4mh3-h929-w968 (path-based access control bypass) and GHSA-9f3r-2vgw-m8xp (path traversal in copy/rename) addressed related access control issues. This HasPrefix prefix-collision is a distinct, unreported variant. ## Suggested Fix func (r *Rule) Matches(path string) bool { if r.Regex { return r.Regexp.MatchString(path) } prefix := r.Path if prefix != "/" && !strings.HasSuffix(prefix, "/") { prefix += "/" } return path == r.Path || strings.HasPrefix(path, prefix) } Koda Reef --- **Update:** Fix submitted as PR #5889.

File Browser has an access rule bypass via HasPrefix without trailing separator in path matching in github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser