diff --git a/backend/src/v1/middlewares/storage/upload.spec.ts b/backend/src/v1/middlewares/storage/upload.spec.ts
index 3be9a2127..b83cf6074 100644
--- a/backend/src/v1/middlewares/storage/upload.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/v1/middlewares/storage/upload.spec.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ jest.mock('@aws-sdk/client-s3', () => ({
   })),
 }));
 
+const realpathSyncMock = jest.fn();
 jest.mock('fs', () => ({
   __esModule: true,
   ...jest.requireActual('fs'),
   default: {
     createReadStream: jest.fn(),
+    realpathSync: (...args) => realpathSyncMock(...args),
   },
 }));
 
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ describe('upload', () => {
       },
     };
 
+    realpathSyncMock.mockReturnValue(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'test.jpg'));
+
     const res = {
       status: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
       json: jest.fn(),
@@ -83,7 +87,6 @@ describe('upload', () => {
       };
       await useUpload({ folder: 'app' })(req, res, jest.fn());
       expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(400);
-
     });
   });
 
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ describe('upload', () => {
       },
     };
 
+    realpathSyncMock.mockReturnValue(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'test.jpg'));
     const res = {
       status: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
       json: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/backend/src/v1/middlewares/storage/upload.ts b/backend/src/v1/middlewares/storage/upload.ts
index c6f7e26d5..4aa7a0fe5 100644
--- a/backend/src/v1/middlewares/storage/upload.ts
+++ b/backend/src/v1/middlewares/storage/upload.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 import os from 'os';
 import retry from 'async-retry';
 import { S3_BUCKET, S3_OPTIONS } from '../../../constants/admin';
-
+import PATH from 'path';
 
 interface Options {
   folder: string;
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ export const useUpload = (options: Options) => {
 
     try {
       const s3 = new S3Client(S3_OPTIONS);
+      const filePath = fs.realpathSync(PATH.resolve(os.tmpdir(), path));
+      if (!filePath.startsWith(os.tmpdir())) {
+        logger.error('File path is not starting with temp directory.');
+        res.statusCode = 403;
+        res.end();
+        return;
+      }
       const stream = fs.createReadStream(path);
       const uploadParams: PutObjectCommandInput = {
         Bucket: S3_BUCKET,