Path Traversal: 'dir/../../filename'
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize multiple internal "../" sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
Description
This allows attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory.
The 'directory/../../filename' manipulation is useful for bypassing some path traversal protection schemes. Sometimes a program only removes one "../" sequence, so multiple "../" can bypass that check. Alternately, this manipulation could be used to bypass a check for "../" at the beginning of the pathname, moving up more than one directory level.
See Also
Weaknesses in this category are related to file handling.
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Path Traversal cluster (SFP16).
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