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Using ".." allows loading elements from outside of `element-path`

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
67/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system, cli

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in a project using the conventional element-path: elements setting, then run bst show ../test.bst and bst build ../test.bst with an element outside that directory. Trace the element-path validation for these commands and consider the issue done when both commands reject elements outside the configured path.

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Description

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If I have a project with the conventional element-path: elements, I can write an element in the root directory of the project (say test.bst) and bst will happily load it if I do bst show ../test.bst or bst build ../test.bst.

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Python
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Merged PRs (30d)
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