add repository-relative template working directory - #4181
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- persist and validate repository-relative working directories - expose the option only for Ansible templates - refactor template writes with Squirrel - return persisted vault associations after creation
Pass the configured directory to the Ansible runner and use it as the command working directory while preserving the repository-root default. Enforce lexical repository containment, document the API field, and add persistence and path-resolution tests.
Resolve playbook and inventory file paths before invoking ansible-playbook so a configured working directory does not change which files are used. Extract dedicated path-resolution helpers and add coverage for repository-rooted command arguments.
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change adds nullable, repository-relative working directories for Ansible templates. It validates and stores the value, applies it to Ansible commands, resolves task paths from the repository root, and adds form controls and API documentation. ChangesWorking directory support
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to The new working-directory setting can cause Ansible to run from outside the repository when a repository path is a symlink, potentially exposing deployment credentials and inputs to an unintended location. Related template updates can also fail after the execution directory has already been saved, leaving runtime behavior changed despite an error response; these issues should be addressed before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant TemplateForm
participant SqlDb
participant AppFactory
participant AnsiblePlaybook
participant Repository
TemplateForm->>SqlDb: save working_directory
SqlDb->>AppFactory: load template.WorkingDirectory
AppFactory->>AnsiblePlaybook: construct playbook
AnsiblePlaybook->>Repository: resolve repository root
AnsiblePlaybook->>AnsiblePlaybook: validate and join working directory
AnsiblePlaybook-->>AnsiblePlaybook: run command
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Security review
Outcome: No medium, high, or critical vulnerabilities identified in the added/modified code.
Scope reviewed: working_directory template field (API, DB, Ansible runner), playbook/inventory path resolution changes, and related validation.
Prior threads: No previous automation security-review threads were found on this PR.
Areas checked
| Area | Assessment |
|---|---|
Path traversal (working_directory) |
Mitigated — ValidateWorkingDirectoryLexically() at save time plus filepath.Rel + filepath.IsLocal at execution time (db/working_directory_path.go, db_lib/AnsiblePlaybook.resolveWorkingDirectory) |
| Playbook/inventory path handling | Improved — playbook and file inventory paths are now rooted under the repository via filepath.Join, which is safer when a custom working directory changes process CWD |
| Authz | OK — template create/update requires CanManageProjectResources (api/router.go) |
| SQL injection (squirrel refactor) | OK — parameterized inserts/updates |
| Command injection | OK — paths passed as exec.Command argv elements, not shell-joined |
| XSS (TemplateForm) | OK — standard v-text-field binding |
Notes (below reporting threshold)
Lexical validation intentionally does not resolve symlinks; a repo-contained symlink could make the effective process CWD differ from the composed path. This requires template-management permission and control of repo contents, and is consistent with existing playbook execution trust boundaries.
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In `@web/src/components/TemplateForm.vue`:
- Line 280: Update the validation rule near the working-directory field in
TemplateForm so it trims the value before checking that it is non-empty,
rejecting whitespace-only input while preserving the existing
working_directory_required message.
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| v-if="showWorkingDirectoryField" | ||
| v-model="item.working_directory" | ||
| :label="$t('workingDirectory')" | ||
| :rules="[(v) => !!v || $t('working_directory_required')]" |
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Reject whitespace-only working directories in the form.
Line 280 treats " " as valid because whitespace is truthy. The backend rejects whitespace-only paths, so the form can pass validation and then fail during save. Use a trimmed non-empty check.
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- :rules="[(v) => !!v || $t('working_directory_required')]"
+ :rules="[
+ (v) => (typeof v === 'string' && v.trim() !== '') || $t('working_directory_required'),
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| :rules="[(v) => !!v || $t('working_directory_required')]" | |
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| (v) => (typeof v === 'string' && v.trim() !== '') || $t('working_directory_required'), | |
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In `@web/src/components/TemplateForm.vue` at line 280, Update the validation rule
near the working-directory field in TemplateForm so it trims the value before
checking that it is non-empty, rejecting whitespace-only input while preserving
the existing working_directory_required message.
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Closes SEM-210.
This PR also supersedes #3865 (
fix(db): SQL CreateTemplate must return persisted vault IDs). The template persistence changes include the same hydration-order fix—assigning the generated template ID before callingFillTemplate—and add regression coverage confirming thatCreateTemplatereturns persisted vault IDs.Summary
Adds an optional repository-relative working directory for Ansible templates.
When configured, Semaphore runs
ansible-playbookand related Ansible commands from that directory. Templates without a working directory continue to run from the repository root.The validation also closes a mixed-separator repository escape for working-directory values such as
x\y\z/../../external.sh. On POSIX,x\y\zis one valid directory name rather than three path components, so the two..components would escape the repository root even though the Windows interpretation remains contained. Semaphore now validates both interpretations independently and rejects the path if either can escape.Changes
working_directorythrough the template API.v2.20.2.Validation is lexical only. Semaphore does not require the directory to exist during template validation and does not resolve symlinks.
Behavior
Given:
Semaphore runs Ansible with:
This enables working-directory-based discovery of:
ansible.cfgansible.cfgCompatibility
working_directorydefaults tonull.Testing
Added coverage for:
End-to-end integration coverage verifies:
ansible.cfgdiscovery and role loading--extra-vars @vars.ymlresolution--private-key key.pemresolutionSummary by CodeRabbit
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