VYPR

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

BaseStableLikelihood: High

Description

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

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Related attack patterns (CAPEC)

CAPEC-126 · CAPEC-64 · CAPEC-76 · CAPEC-78 · CAPEC-79

CVEs mapped to this weakness (10,457)

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  • CVE-2009-1558May 6, 2009
    risk 0.05cvss —epss 0.30

    Directory traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e. (encoded dot dot) or an absolute pathname in the next_file parameter.

  • CVE-2009-1523May 5, 2009
    risk 0.05cvss —epss 0.26

    Directory traversal vulnerability in the HTTP server in Mort Bay Jetty 5.1.14, 6.x before 6.1.17, and 7.x through 7.0.0.M2 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the URI.

  • CVE-2008-4668Oct 22, 2008
    risk 0.05cvss —epss 0.21

    Directory traversal vulnerability in the Image Browser (com_imagebrowser) 0.1.5 component for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the folder parameter to index.php.

  • CVE-2008-2439Oct 3, 2008
    risk 0.05cvss —epss 0.20

    Directory traversal vulnerability in the UpdateAgent function in TmListen.exe in the OfficeScanNT Listener service in the client in Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.3 Patch 4 build 1367 and other builds before 1372, OfficeScan 8.0 SP1 before build 1222, OfficeScan 8.0 SP1 Patch 1 before…

  • CVE-2008-2650Jun 10, 2008
    risk 0.05cvss —epss 0.19

    Directory traversal vulnerability in cmsimple/cms.php in CMSimple 3.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sl parameter to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote file…

  • CVE-2008-1145Mar 4, 2008
    risk 0.05cvss —epss 0.28

    Directory traversal vulnerability in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8 before 1.8.5-p115 and 1.8.6-p114, and 1.9 through 1.9.0-1, when running on systems that support backslash (\) path separators or case-insensitive file names, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via (1)…

  • CVE-2007-6331Dec 13, 2007
    risk 0.05cvss —epss 0.30

    Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the HPInfoDLL.HPInfo.1 ActiveX control in HPInfoDLL.dll 1.0, as shipped with HP Info Center (hpinfocenter.exe) 1.0.1.1 in HP Quick Launch Button (QLBCTRL.exe, aka QLB) 6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs…

  • CVE-2007-4058Jul 30, 2007
    risk 0.05cvss —epss 0.22

    Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll 2.2.5.42958 in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first argument to the StartProcess method.

  • CVE-2026-49246LowJun 24, 2026
    risk 0.04cvss —epss 0.00

    Jellyfin is an open source self hosted media server. Prior to 10.11.10, a specifically crafted MKV file containing forged filename tags can be leveraged to exploit missing path sanitization during playback. Jellyfin treats the MKV file name tag on MKV attachments as trusted and…

  • CVE-2026-24479CriJan 27, 2026
    risk 0.04cvss 9.8epss 0.08

    HUSTOF is an open source online judge based on PHP/C++/MySQL/Linux for ACM/ICPC and NOIP training. Prior to version 26.01.24, the problem_import_qduoj.php and problem_import_hoj.php modules fail to properly sanitize filenames within uploaded ZIP archives. Attackers can craft a…

  • CVE-2023-49294MedDec 14, 2023
    risk 0.04cvss 4.9epss 0.45

    Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. In Asterisk prior to versions 18.20.1, 20.5.1, and 21.0.1, as well as certified-asterisk prior to 18.9-cert6, it is possible to read any arbitrary file even when the `live_dangerously` is not enabled. This…

  • CVE-2023-33177HigMay 30, 2023
    risk 0.04cvss 8.8epss 0.07

    Xibo is a content management system (CMS). A path traversal vulnerability exists in the Xibo CMS whereby a specially crafted zip file can be uploaded to the CMS via the layout import function by an authenticated user which would allow creation of files outside of the CMS library…

  • CVE-2023-25652HigApr 25, 2023
    risk 0.04cvss 7.5epss 0.52

    Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1, by feeding specially crafted input to `git apply --reject`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten with partially…

  • CVE-2022-35650HigJul 25, 2022
    risk 0.04cvss 7.5epss 0.49

    The vulnerability was found in Moodle, occurs due to input validation error when importing lesson questions. This insufficient path checks results in arbitrary file read risk. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks. The capability to…

  • CVE-2022-24715HigMar 8, 2022
    risk 0.04cvss 8.5epss 0.15

    Icinga Web 2 is an open source monitoring web interface, framework and command-line interface. Authenticated users, with access to the configuration, can create SSH resource files in unintended directories, leading to the execution of arbitrary code. This issue has been resolved…

  • CVE-2015-8358Dec 16, 2015
    risk 0.04cvss —epss 0.07

    Directory traversal vulnerability in the bitrix.mpbuilder module before 1.0.12 for Bitrix allows remote administrators to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the element name of the "work" array parameter to admin/bitrix.mpbuilder_step2.php.

  • CVE-2015-8357Dec 16, 2015
    risk 0.04cvss —epss 0.08

    Directory traversal vulnerability in the bitrix.xscan module before 1.0.4 for Bitrix allows remote authenticated users to rename arbitrary files, and consequently obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service, via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to…

  • CVE-2015-4040Sep 17, 2015
    risk 0.04cvss —epss 0.07

    Directory traversal vulnerability in the configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP before 12.0.0 and Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 through 3.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files in the web root via unspecified vectors.

  • CVE-2015-4666Aug 13, 2015
    risk 0.04cvss —epss 0.16

    Directory traversal vulnerability in opm/read_sessionlog.php in Xceedium Xsuite 2.4.4.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ....// (quadruple dot double slash) in the logFile parameter.

  • CVE-2015-2862Jul 20, 2015
    risk 0.04cvss —epss 0.09

    Directory traversal vulnerability in Kaseya Virtual System Administrator (VSA) 7.x before 7.0.0.29, 8.x before 8.0.0.18, 9.0 before 9.0.0.14, and 9.1 before 9.1.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted HTTP request.