1 file changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/source/ui-summary.c b/source/ui-summary.c
index ea8f783..da530e5 100644
--- a/source/ui-summary.c
+++ b/source/ui-summary.c
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ static int path_within(const char *base, const char *path)
 static char *resolve_about_path(const char *filename, const char *ref, const char *path)
 {
 	char *copy, *base_dir, *full_path;
-	char *resolved_base = NULL, *resolved_full = NULL;
+	char *resolved_base = NULL, *resolved_full = NULL, *resolved_repo = NULL;
 
 	// dirname is allowed to write into its argument and to return a
-	// pointer into it, so base_dir borrows from a copy we keep alive.
+	// pointer into it, so base_dir borrows from a copy freed at the end.
 	copy = xstrdup(filename);
 	base_dir = dirname(copy);
 	if (!strcmp(base_dir, ".") || !strcmp(base_dir, "..")) {
@@ -83,13 +83,21 @@ static char *resolve_about_path(const char *filename, const char *ref, const cha
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		full_path = xstrdup(path);
-	} else
+	} else {
 		full_path = cgit_fmtalloc("%s/%s", base_dir, path);
+	}
 
+	// A readme in the repository directory, or above it, would open the
+	// repository's own files, its config and hooks among them.
 	if (!ref) {
 		resolved_base = realpath(base_dir, NULL);
 		resolved_full = realpath(full_path, NULL);
-		if (!resolved_base || !resolved_full || !path_within(resolved_base, resolved_full)) {
+		resolved_repo = realpath(ctx.repo->path, NULL);
+		if (
+			!resolved_base || !resolved_full || !resolved_repo	||
+			path_within(resolved_base, resolved_repo)				||
+			!path_within(resolved_base, resolved_full)
+		) {
 			free(full_path);
 			full_path = NULL;
 		}
@@ -98,6 +106,7 @@ static char *resolve_about_path(const char *filename, const char *ref, const cha
 	free(copy);
 	free(resolved_base);
 	free(resolved_full);
+	free(resolved_repo);
 
 	return full_path;
 }