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fix(api): allow "/" in CRE names for /rest/v1/name and MCP get_cre_by_name - #1148
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45 of the 522 CREs on opencre.org have a "/" in their name ("MFA/OTP",
"Deploy/build", ...). The /rest/v1/name/<crename> route used the default
converter, so those requests never reached find_cre and the SPA catch-all
answered with HTML and a 200. The MCP client rejected "/" in every path
parameter, so get_cre_by_name could not ask for them either.
Use the path: converter for the name route (the OpenAPI path is
unchanged) and let the MCP client accept "/" inside crename only, still
rejecting "..", "?", "#" and empty segments.
Fixes OWASP#1147
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WalkthroughThe REST name route and MCP path validation now support CRE names containing embedded slashes. Tests cover successful lookups and rejection of malformed paths. ChangesCRE Slash Lookup
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to
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Check name Status Explanation Title check The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: allowing slashes in CRE names for the REST name endpoint and MCP lookup. Description check The description directly explains the issue, implementation, validation rules, routing impact, and test results for the changeset. Linked Issues check Issue #1147requires slash-containing CRE names to work through REST and MCP, while preserving path safety rules.application/web/web_main.pychanges only the name route to<path:crename>. `applic…Out of Scope Changes check The changes stay within issue #1147. The source changes are limited to REST name routing and MCPcrenamevalidation. The added tests cover the requested behavior, safety constraints, and OpenAPI com…
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- Around line 166-167: Update the find_cre route to reject CRE names containing
an empty path segment or a “..” segment before executing the exact-name query,
returning HTTP 400 for invalid names while preserving valid slash-containing
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| # path: converter — many CRE names contain "/" (e.g. "MFA/OTP", "Deploy/build"). | ||
| @app.route("/rest/v1/name/<path:crename>", methods=["GET"]) |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
🔎 Supported by static analysis
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sed -n '1590,1710p' application/web/web_main.py
sed -n '2285,2350p' application/database/db.py
sed -n '3350,3385p' application/database/db.py
rg -n 'class CRE|name:|name =' application/defs/cre_defs.pyRepository: OWASP/OpenCRE
Length of output: 8450
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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- CRE definition and validation candidates ---'
sed -n '270,335p' application/defs/cre_defs.py
sed -n '400,475p' application/defs/cre_defs.py
rg -n -F --glob '*.py' -e 'validate' -e 'parse_rows_to_documents' -e 'apply_parse_result' -e 'add_cre(' application/defs application/utils application/database application/web application/tests
printf '%s\n' '--- CSV parser ---'
parser=$(rg -l -F --glob '*.py' 'def parse_rows_to_documents' application)
if [ -n "$parser" ]; then
for f in $parser; do
echo "FILE:$f"
sed -n '/def parse_rows_to_documents/,/^def /p' "$f"
done
fi
printf '%s\n' '--- import pipeline apply path ---'
pipeline=$(rg -l -F --glob '*.py' 'def apply_parse_result' application)
if [ -n "$pipeline" ]; then
for f in $pipeline; do
echo "FILE:$f"
sed -n '/def apply_parse_result/,/^def /p' "$f"
done
fiRepository: OWASP/OpenCRE
Length of output: 41570
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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- CSV validation ---'
sed -n '145,235p' application/utils/spreadsheet_parsers.py
printf '%s\n' '--- export parser CRE construction ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.py' -e 'def parse_export_format' -e 'CRE(' -e 'CRE.from' application/utils application/cmd
export_file=$(rg -l -F --glob '*.py' 'def parse_export_format' application)
if [ -n "$export_file" ]; then
for f in $export_file; do
echo "FILE:$f"
sed -n '/def parse_export_format/,/^def /p' "$f"
done
fi
printf '%s\n' '--- CRE registration ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.py' -e 'def register_cre' -e 'register_cre(' application/cmd application
reg_file=$(rg -l -F --glob '*.py' 'def register_cre' application)
if [ -n "$reg_file" ]; then
for f in $reg_file; do
echo "FILE:$f"
sed -n '/def register_cre/,/^def /p' "$f"
done
fiRepository: OWASP/OpenCRE
Length of output: 18216
Reject unsafe CRE name segments before the exact-name query.
The CSV import path accepts names such as a/../b and a//b. Database.add_cre persists those names unchanged. The changed find_cre route forwards crename to the exact-name query without rejecting those segments, so a stored unsafe-name CRE can be returned.
Suggested fix
def find_cre(creid: str = None, crename: str = None) -> Any:
+ if crename is not None and any(
+ segment in {"", ".."} for segment in crename.split("/")
+ ):
+ return jsonify({"message": "Invalid CRE name"}), 400
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Review comment at @application/web/web_main.py around lines 166 - 167:
Update the find_cre route to reject CRE names containing an empty path segment
or a “..” segment before executing the exact-name query, returning HTTP 400 for
invalid names while preserving valid slash-containing names.
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Thanks @Aryan-Pardeshi — clean catch on CRE names with |
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Looks good — path converter for CRE names with / plus a tight MCP sanitize exception for crename only. Thanks @Aryan-Pardeshi.
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Fixes #1147
Problem
45 of the 522 CREs on opencre.org have a
/in their name, for exampleMFA/OTP,Deploy/buildandVirus/malware protection. Two things stop them from being looked up by name:/rest/v1/name/<crename>uses Flask's default converter, which doesn't match/, so/rest/v1/name/MFA/OTPnever reachesfind_cre. The SPA catch-all answers instead, with HTML and status 200. Encoding the slash as%2Fdoesn't help, because the WSGI server decodes the path before routing._sanitize_path_valuerejects/in every path parameter, soget_cre_by_name({"crename": "MFA/OTP"})fails before any request is sent.Approach
application/web/web_main.py: the name route now uses<path:crename>.werkzeug_rule_to_openapi_pathstrips the converter, so the documented path stays/rest/v1/name/{crename}and the OpenAPI guardrail is unaffected. The/rest/v1/id/<creid>route and the node routes are unchanged.application/mcp/rest_client.py:/is allowed only forcrename. Leading, trailing and doubled slashes,..,?and#are still rejected. Every other path parameter (creid,ntype,name) keeps the single-segment rule. The value is still percent-encoded withquote(safe=""), soMFA/OTPis sent asMFA%2FOTP.One routing side effect:
/rest/v1/name/<x>/sectionid/<y>now routes tofind_cre, which returns 404 unless a CRE has that full name. Before, it went tofind_node_by_namewithntype="name", which isn't a node type.Testing
web_main_test.test_find_by_name: a CRE namedMFA/OTPis returned as JSON for both/rest/v1/name/MFA/OTPand/rest/v1/name/MFA%2FOTP, and/rest/v1/name/MFA/missingreturns 404. Onmainthis test fails: the response is the SPA HTML.mcp_public_tools_test.test_parity_get_cre_by_name_with_slash: MCP and REST return the same data forMFA/OTP. Onmain, this fails withcontains unsafe characters.mcp_public_tools_test.test_slash_only_allowed_in_cre_names:../MFA,MFA/../user,/MFA,MFA/,MFA//OTPandMFA?x=1are still rejected forcrename, and/is still rejected forget_node.web_main_test,mcp_public_tools_testandopenapi_guardrail_testpass (85 tests).python -m unittest discover -s application/tests -p "*_test.py"gives 1044 tests. 7 fail, and the same 7 fail onmain. They are Windows-specific (charmapencoding, file locking, path separators), which is what I ran on locally.black --checkandscripts/check_openapi_guardrail.pypass. mypy reports no errors in the changed modules.