Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
The product uses a name or reference to access a resource, but the name/reference resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.
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Weaknesses in this category are related to resource lifecycle management.
Weaknesses in this category are related to the A01 category "Broken Access Control" in the OWASP Top Ten 2021.
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Path Traversal cluster (SFP16).
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