diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index ea44d92..916ad9a 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ type FileSystemRouter struct {
 //
 func (fs *FileSystemRouter) Router() Middleware {
 	pathinfoRe := regexp.MustCompile(`^(.+\.php)(/?.+)$`)
+	docroot := filepath.Join(fs.DocRoot) // converts to absolute path
 	return func(inner SessionHandler) SessionHandler {
 		return func(client Client, req *Request) (*ResponsePipe, error) {
 
@@ -213,11 +214,18 @@ func (fs *FileSystemRouter) Router() Middleware {
 			}
 
 			req.Params["PATH_INFO"] = fastcgiPathInfo
-			req.Params["PATH_TRANSLATED"] = filepath.Join(fs.DocRoot, fastcgiPathInfo)
+			req.Params["PATH_TRANSLATED"] = filepath.Join(docroot, fastcgiPathInfo)
 			req.Params["SCRIPT_NAME"] = fastcgiScriptName
-			req.Params["SCRIPT_FILENAME"] = filepath.Join(fs.DocRoot, fastcgiScriptName)
+			req.Params["SCRIPT_FILENAME"] = filepath.Join(docroot, fastcgiScriptName)
 			req.Params["DOCUMENT_URI"] = r.URL.Path
-			req.Params["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] = fs.DocRoot
+			req.Params["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] = docroot
+
+			// check if the script filename is within docroot.
+			// triggers error if not.
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(req.Params["SCRIPT_FILENAME"], docroot) {
+				err := fmt.Errorf("error: access path outside of filesystem docroot")
+				return nil, err
+			}
 
 			// handle directory index
 			urlPath := r.URL.Path
diff --git a/session_test.go b/session_test.go
index 057f90f..2f1ec99 100644
--- a/session_test.go
+++ b/session_test.go
@@ -179,3 +179,35 @@ func TestMapFilterRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFileSystemRouter(t *testing.T) {
+	fs := &gofast.FileSystemRouter{
+		DocRoot:  "/non-exists/folder/structure",
+		Exts:     []string{"php"},
+		DirIndex: []string{"index.php"},
+	}
+
+	h := gofast.Chain(
+		gofast.BasicParamsMap,
+		fs.Router(),
+	)(func(client gofast.Client, req *gofast.Request) (resp *gofast.ResponsePipe, err error) {
+		t.Logf("SCRIPT_FILENAME: %s", req.Params["SCRIPT_FILENAME"])
+		return
+	})
+
+	r, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://foobar.com/", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+	}
+	r.URL.Path = "/../../hello-escape"
+
+	_, err = h(nil, gofast.NewRequest(r))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected error, got nil")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if want, have := "error: access path outside of filesystem docroot", err.Error(); want != have {
+		t.Errorf("expected \"%s\", got \"%s\"", want, have)
+	}
+}