Merge commit from fork

Validate that repo_path arguments in tool calls are within the
configured --repository path when the --repository flag is set.

The fix:
- Adds validate_repo_path() that resolves paths and checks
  containment using Path.relative_to()
- Resolves symlinks before comparison
- Maintains backward compatibility when --repository is not set

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Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Paul Carleton <paulc@anthropic.com>

Author: 3 people

src/git/src/mcp_server_git/server.py

@@ -217,6 +217,27 @@ def git_show(repo: git.Repo, revision: str) -> str:
             output.append(d.diff)
     return "".join(output)
 
+def validate_repo_path(repo_path: Path, allowed_repository: Path | None) -> None:
+    """Validate that repo_path is within the allowed repository path."""
+    if allowed_repository is None:
+        return  # No restriction configured
+
+    # Resolve both paths to handle symlinks and relative paths
+    try:
+        resolved_repo = repo_path.resolve()
+        resolved_allowed = allowed_repository.resolve()
+    except (OSError, RuntimeError):
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid path: {repo_path}")
+
+    # Check if repo_path is the same as or a subdirectory of allowed_repository
+    try:
+        resolved_repo.relative_to(resolved_allowed)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Repository path '{repo_path}' is outside the allowed repository '{allowed_repository}'"
+        )
+
+
 def git_branch(repo: git.Repo, branch_type: str, contains: str | None = None, not_contains: str | None = None) -> str:
     match contains:
         case None:
@@ -359,6 +380,9 @@ def by_commandline() -> Sequence[str]:
     async def call_tool(name: str, arguments: dict) -> list[TextContent]:
         repo_path = Path(arguments["repo_path"])
 
+        # Validate repo_path is within allowed repository
+        validate_repo_path(repo_path, repository)
+
         # For all commands, we need an existing repo
         repo = git.Repo(repo_path)
 

src/git/tests/test_server.py

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     git_reset,
     git_log,
     git_create_branch,
-    git_show
+    git_show,
+    validate_repo_path,
 )
 import shutil
 
@@ -250,6 +251,67 @@ def test_git_show_initial_commit(test_repository):
     assert "test.txt" in result
 
 
+# Tests for validate_repo_path (repository scoping security fix)
+
+def test_validate_repo_path_no_restriction():
+    """When no repository restriction is configured, any path should be allowed."""
+    validate_repo_path(Path("/any/path"), None)  # Should not raise
+
+
+def test_validate_repo_path_exact_match(tmp_path: Path):
+    """When repo_path exactly matches allowed_repository, validation should pass."""
+    allowed = tmp_path / "repo"
+    allowed.mkdir()
+    validate_repo_path(allowed, allowed)  # Should not raise
+
+
+def test_validate_repo_path_subdirectory(tmp_path: Path):
+    """When repo_path is a subdirectory of allowed_repository, validation should pass."""
+    allowed = tmp_path / "repo"
+    allowed.mkdir()
+    subdir = allowed / "subdir"
+    subdir.mkdir()
+    validate_repo_path(subdir, allowed)  # Should not raise
+
+
+def test_validate_repo_path_outside_allowed(tmp_path: Path):
+    """When repo_path is outside allowed_repository, validation should raise ValueError."""
+    allowed = tmp_path / "allowed_repo"
+    allowed.mkdir()
+    outside = tmp_path / "other_repo"
+    outside.mkdir()
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
+        validate_repo_path(outside, allowed)
+    assert "outside the allowed repository" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+def test_validate_repo_path_traversal_attempt(tmp_path: Path):
+    """Path traversal attempts (../) should be caught and rejected."""
+    allowed = tmp_path / "allowed_repo"
+    allowed.mkdir()
+    # Attempt to escape via ../
+    traversal_path = allowed / ".." / "other_repo"
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
+        validate_repo_path(traversal_path, allowed)
+    assert "outside the allowed repository" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+def test_validate_repo_path_symlink_escape(tmp_path: Path):
+    """Symlinks pointing outside allowed_repository should be rejected."""
+    allowed = tmp_path / "allowed_repo"
+    allowed.mkdir()
+    outside = tmp_path / "outside"
+    outside.mkdir()
+
+    # Create a symlink inside allowed that points outside
+    symlink = allowed / "escape_link"
+    symlink.symlink_to(outside)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
+        validate_repo_path(symlink, allowed)
+    assert "outside the allowed repository" in str(exc_info.value)
 # Tests for argument injection protection
 
 def test_git_diff_rejects_flag_injection(test_repository):