CWE-22
Overview
- CWE ID
- 22
- CWE Name
- Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CWE Abstraction
- Base
- CWE structure
- Simple
- CWE Status
- Stable
Description
The software 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 software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can