CWE-46: Path Equivalence: 'filename ' (Trailing Space)
ID
CWE-46
Abstraction
Variant
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
The product accepts path input in the form of trailing space ('filedir ') 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-41 | Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence | Base | Simple | Incomplete | |
| CWE-1000 | Research Concepts | Draft | CWE-162 | Improper Neutralization of Trailing Special Elements | Variant | Simple | Incomplete | |
| CWE-1000 | Research Concepts | Draft | CWE-289 | Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name | Base | Simple | Incomplete | |
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
The Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC™) effort provides a publicly available catalog of common attack patterns that helps users understand how adversaries exploit weaknesses in applications and other cyber-enabled capabilities.
CAPEC at Mitre.org
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