Path Traversal: '/dir/../filename'

Properties

id: d3f:CWE-26

name
Path Traversal: '/dir/../filename'
definition
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize "/dir/../filename" sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
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