Fix Invoke-RestMethod to support read-only files in multipart form data#26454
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Fixes PowerShell#25482 Changed FileStream to use FileAccess.Read when uploading files via -Form parameter, allowing read-only files to be uploaded successfully.
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I apologize for the inconvenience. A UTF-8 BOM was accidentally added to the file during editing. I've fixed this in commit 8fe4fed.
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Summary
This PR fixes issue #25482 where
Invoke-RestMethodandInvoke-WebRequestfail when uploading read-only files via the-Formparameter.Changes
Code Fix
src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/WebCmdlet/Common/WebRequestPSCmdlet.Common.csFileAccess.Readparameter toFileStreamconstructor inGetMultipartFileContent()methodTest Coverage
test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/WebCmdlets.Tests.ps1Invoke-WebRequest -Form supports read-only file valuesInvoke-RestMethod -Form supports read-only file valuesRoot Cause
The
GetMultipartFileContent()method was opening files withFileMode.Openwithout specifyingFileAccess, which defaults toFileAccess.ReadWrite. This caused an "Access denied" error when attempting to upload read-only files.Fix
Changed the FileStream initialization from:
To:
Since the file is only being read for upload,
FileAccess.Readis the correct access mode and allows read-only files to be processed.Related Issue
Fixes #25482