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fix(operators): accept absolute Windows paths in @pmFromFile and @ipMatchFromFile - #1802

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With the default io.OSFS root, loadFromFile used path.IsAbs and path.Join, so on Windows C:\rules\data.txt or C:/rules/data.txt was joined onto the rules directory and never found, and ../data.txt resolved against the process directory instead.

For io.OSFS it now also accepts filepath.IsAbs and joins with filepath.Join, matching the io.OSFS check in Parser.fsPath (#1784). Other fs.FS roots keep slash paths, and nothing changes on Linux or macOS.

TestLoadFromFileAbsolutePath failed on Windows before and passes now, so I did not add a test. On Windows the operators and coreruleset tests pass, and a rules file using both operators with absolute paths now loads. On Linux I ran the default, no_memoize, multiphase and no_regex_multiline tags.

Part of #1140.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • File loading now handles absolute and relative paths more consistently across operating-system filesystems and other filesystem types.
    • Existing file-search behavior and the error shown for an empty directory remain unchanged.

…atchFromFile

loadFromFile decided whether a data file path was absolute with
path.IsAbs, so with the default io.OSFS root a Windows path such as
C:/rules/data.txt was joined onto the rules directory and never found.
With no directories to search it failed with "empty dirs" instead.
path.Join also collapsed a relative ../data.txt against a Windows rules
directory into a path relative to the process directory.

When the root is io.OSFS, which takes OS paths, also accept
filepath.IsAbs and join the directories with filepath.Join, the same
io.OSFS check Parser.fsPath uses. Other fs.FS roots keep slash paths,
and nothing changes on Linux or macOS.
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loadFromFile now selects path checks and joining based on whether the filesystem is io.OSFS. The empty-directory error and file-search behavior remain unchanged.

Changes: Filesystem-aware path resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Select path handling
internal/operators/from_file.go
For io.OSFS, loadFromFile uses OS-specific absolute-path checks and joins. For other filesystems, it keeps slash-based absolute-path checks and joins.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to b70d5

Windows deployments using Caddy’s merged filesystem may fail to load operator data from absolute disk paths. Resolve that integration path before merging unless the limitation is explicitly accepted.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 17 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

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Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 1 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Passed Passed checks: 17 passed
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Description Check Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: support for absolute Windows paths in both affected operators.
Linked Issues check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Adr Required For Structural Changes Passed Not applicable. The PR changes only internal/operators/from_file.go to fix Windows path handling in existing file-loading behavior. It adds no directive, operator, action, transformation, variable, …
Test Layer Discipline & Duplication Passed Not applicable. The pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go; it does not modify _test.go, testing/engine/, or testing/profile/, and it does not add a test file. Therefore the…
Generated Content Not Hand-Edited Passed Not applicable. The pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go. It does not touch any generated Go map or English/Spanish SecLang documentation file listed by this check.
Documentation Translation Parity Passed Not applicable. The pull request targets coraza and changes only internal/operators/from_file.go; it does not touch the coraza.io repository or any file under content/en/.
Cgo Memory Safety Passed Not applicable. The pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go; it does not touch a .go file under libcoraza/ or any .c, .h, or .i file.
Breaking Changes To Public Api & Compatibility Passed PASS — The pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go. It does not change an exported Go symbol, C API/ABI, directive or operator syntax, default configuration, or Caddyfile surface. …
Security Fix Process Compliance Passed Not applicable. The title and contributor description frame this as a Windows path-handling correctness fix for @pmFromFile and @ipMatchFromFile. They do not describe a vulnerability, CVE, exploit…
Owasp Security (Web & Supply Chain) Passed No OWASP security finding is introduced. The change only selects filepath.IsAbs and filepath.Join for the configured io.OSFS root in internal/operators/from_file.go:18-46. The file name comes …
Unpinned Dependencies & Actions Passed Passed — not applicable. The pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go; it does not change a workflow, dependency manifest, lockfile, or applicable Dockerfile.
New Dependency Scrutiny Passed No new dependency or GitHub Action was added. The PR changes only internal/operators/from_file.go; the authoritative diff has no changes to go.mod, package.json, or .github/workflows/*.yml. Th…
Install & Build-Time Code Execution Passed PASS: The pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go. The diff adds path handling with filepath.IsAbs and filepath.Join; it adds no installer, shell command, Dockerfile, CI workfl…
Secrets, Payloads & Pii In Logs Passed PASS — the pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go. The changed lines select path handling and call fs.ReadFile; they do not emit logs, stack traces, telemetry, or full request/r…
Renovate: Config Present And Valid Passed PASS: The pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go; it does not touch the repository root or .github/. The repository already contains renovate.json, so the no-config trigger do…
Full details: Adr Required For Structural Changes

Explanation

Not applicable. The PR changes only internal/operators/from_file.go to fix Windows path handling in existing file-loading behavior. It adds no directive, operator, action, transformation, variable, collection, subsystem, plugin, or public API change. Bug fixes do not require an ADR. No ADR file changes are present.

Full details: Test Layer Discipline & Duplication

Explanation

Not applicable. The pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go; it does not modify _test.go, testing/engine/, or testing/profile/, and it does not add a test file. Therefore the test-layer duplication conditions do not apply.

Full details: Breaking Changes To Public Api & Compatibility

Explanation

PASS — The pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go. It does not change an exported Go symbol, C API/ABI, directive or operator syntax, default configuration, or Caddyfile surface. The changed logic adds Windows absolute-path support for io.OSFS and uses OS-aware joining for relative paths (lines 18–45); this fixes previously unsupported configurations and preserves slash-based handling for other fs.FS implementations. No explicit breaking change condition is introduced.

Full details: Security Fix Process Compliance

Explanation

Not applicable. The title and contributor description frame this as a Windows path-handling correctness fix for @pmFromFile and @ipMatchFromFile. They do not describe a vulnerability, CVE, exploit, attack sequence, payload, or security impact. The reviewed diff only changes path detection and joining in internal/operators/from_file.go.

Full details: Owasp Security (Web & Supply Chain)

Explanation

No OWASP security finding is introduced. The change only selects filepath.IsAbs and filepath.Join for the configured io.OSFS root in internal/operators/from_file.go:18-46. The file name comes from the SecLang operator argument (internal/seclang/rule_parser.go:193-210), not request-derived input. Absolute-path reads already existed for slash-absolute paths, and no secrets, weak cryptography, outbound requests, logging changes, or dependency changes are present.

Full details: New Dependency Scrutiny

Explanation

No new dependency or GitHub Action was added. The PR changes only internal/operators/from_file.go; the authoritative diff has no changes to go.mod, package.json, or .github/workflows/*.yml. The dependency scrutiny trigger does not apply.

Full details: Install & Build-Time Code Execution

Explanation

PASS: The pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go. The diff adds path handling with filepath.IsAbs and filepath.Join; it adds no installer, shell command, Dockerfile, CI workflow, Go environment setting, npm lifecycle script, or build-time download. No stated failure condition is introduced.

Full details: Secrets, Payloads & Pii In Logs

Explanation

PASS — the pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go. The changed lines select path handling and call fs.ReadFile; they do not emit logs, stack traces, telemetry, or full request/response objects. The returned file error is pre-existing behavior, and no changed line adds payload, credential, token, cookie, base64, or audit-log output.

Full details: Renovate: Config Present And Valid

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PASS: The pull request changes only internal/operators/from_file.go; it does not touch the repository root or .github/. The repository already contains renovate.json, so the no-config trigger does not apply.

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- Around line 22-23: Update the absolute-path selection around root, osRoot, and
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