test new accepts parent-directory names and creates files outside supabase/tests

[kavyabhand]

Affected area

Database

Supabase CLI version

v2.118.0-beta.67

Operating system

macOS 15.1 (Darwin 24.1.0)

Installation method

npm (npx)

Command

tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
mkdir -p "$tmp/project"

npx --yes --package=supabase@2.118.0-beta.67 -- \
  supabase --workdir "$tmp/project" test new ../../../escaped

test -f "$tmp/escaped_test.sql" && echo "created outside supabase/tests"

Actual output

{"path":"../escaped_test.sql","template":"pgtap","message":""}
created outside supabase/tests

The command exits successfully and creates escaped_test.sql outside the configured workdir. The expected supabase/tests directory is not created.

Expected behavior

test new should reject a name whose normalized output path escapes <workdir>/supabase/tests, exit non-zero, and write nothing outside that directory.

Names containing subdirectories should remain valid if their resolved destination stays within supabase/tests.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create an empty temporary project directory.
2. Run supabase test new with ../../../escaped as the test name, as shown above.
3. Observe that the command reports success.
4. Observe that the generated file is outside both the configured workdir and supabase/tests.

Crash report ID

No response

Docker and service versions

Not applicable; this command does not use Docker or local services.

Additional context

The handler constructs the destination with path.join("supabase", "tests", name + "_test.sql"). Parent-directory segments are normalized before the write, but the result is not checked against the intended tests directory:

https://github.com/supabase/cli/blob/develop/apps/cli/src/commands/test/new/new.handler.ts#L24-L29

The command's side-effect contract documents writes only under <workdir>/supabase/tests:

https://github.com/supabase/cli/blob/develop/apps/cli/src/commands/test/new/SIDE_EFFECTS.md#files-written

The existing file check prevents overwriting an existing outside file, but the command can create a new file and parent directories outside its documented destination.

supabase migration new already performs an analogous containment check for migration names:

https://github.com/supabase/cli/blob/develop/apps/cli/src/commands/migration/new/new.handler.ts#L36-L46

I searched the current and historical issues and pull requests and did not find an existing report or active fix. I would be happy to contribute a focused fix and integration test after maintainer triage if this is labeled open-for-contribution.