From e450b3a17cddb91449eb297a42e7995723c049c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mleem97 <52848568+mleem97@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:11:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix path traversal vulnerability in
 CustomEmployeeManager.SetPortrait

Wrapped the file loading logic with path validation for `employeeId`, checking against `Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()` and `..`. The fallback UI logic is preserved.
---
 src/API/CustomEmployeeManager.cs | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/API/CustomEmployeeManager.cs b/src/API/CustomEmployeeManager.cs
index 9b4512b6..551a7243 100644
--- a/src/API/CustomEmployeeManager.cs
+++ b/src/API/CustomEmployeeManager.cs
@@ -891,10 +891,15 @@ private static void SetPortrait(Transform card, string employeeId)
 
             string assetsDir = Path.Combine(MelonEnvironment.UserDataDirectory, "ModAssets");
             string? imagePath = null;
-            foreach (var ext in new[] { ".jpg", ".png" })
+
+            // [Security] Prevent path traversal bypass in image loading
+            if (employeeId != null && employeeId.IndexOfAny(Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()) < 0 && !employeeId.Contains(".."))
             {
-                string candidate = Path.Combine(assetsDir, employeeId + ext);
-                if (File.Exists(candidate)) { imagePath = candidate; break; }
+                foreach (var ext in new[] { ".jpg", ".png" })
+                {
+                    string candidate = Path.Combine(assetsDir, employeeId + ext);
+                    if (File.Exists(candidate)) { imagePath = candidate; break; }
+                }
             }
 
             if (imagePath != null)