CWE-45: Path Equivalence: 'file...name' (Multiple Internal Dot)
ID
CWE-45
Abstraction
Variant
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
The product accepts path input in the form of multiple internal dot ('file...dir') without appropriate validation, which can lead to ambiguous path resolution and allow an attacker to traverse the file system to unintended locations or access arbitrary files.
Modes of Introduction
| Phase | Note |
|---|---|
| Implementation |
Applicable Platforms
| Type | Class | Name | Prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Not Language-Specific |
Relationships
| View | Weakness | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # ID | View | Status | # ID | Name | Abstraction | Structure | Status | |
| CWE-1000 | Research Concepts | Draft | CWE-44 | Path Equivalence: 'file.name' (Internal Dot) | Variant | Simple | Incomplete | |
| CWE-1000 | Research Concepts | Draft | CWE-165 | Improper Neutralization of Multiple Internal Special Elements | Variant | Simple | Incomplete | |
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