CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element
ID
CWE-428
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Draft
Number of CVEs
193
The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.
If a malicious individual has access to the file system, it is possible to elevate privileges by inserting such a file as "C:\Program.exe" to be run by a privileged program making use of WinExec.
Modes of Introduction
Phase | Note |
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Implementation |
Applicable Platforms
Type | Class | Name | Prevalence |
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Language | Not Language-Specific | ||
Operating_system | Windows NT | ||
Operating_system | macOS |
Relationships
View | Weakness | |||||||
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# ID | View | Status | # ID | Name | Abstraction | Structure | Status | |
CWE-1000 | Research Concepts | Draft | CWE-668 | Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere | Class | Simple | Draft | |
CWE-1003 | Weaknesses for Simplified Mapping of Published Vulnerabilities | Incomplete | CWE-668 | Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere | Class | Simple | Draft |
CVEs Published
CVSS Severity
CVSS Severity - By Year
CVSS Base Score
# CVE | Description | CVSS | EPSS | EPSS Trend (30 days) | Affected Products | Weaknesses | Security Advisories | Exploits | PoC | Pubblication Date | Modification Date |
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# CVE | Description | CVSS | EPSS | EPSS Trend (30 days) | Affected Products | Weaknesses | Security Advisories | PoC | Pubblication Date | Modification Date |
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