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Home/CWEs/CWE-22
Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22: Path Traversal

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External input constructs a pathname that escapes the intended directory via sequences like ../.

Abstraction
Base
OWASP Top 10
A01:2021 (#1)
Exploit Likelihood
High
Related CVEs
21

How to mitigate

Canonicalize paths before validation and reject any resolved path outside the intended root.

▪ References & documentation

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.htmlNVD CWE listing

▪ How attackers exploit CWE-22

MITRE ATT&CK techniques associated with this weakness class (mapped via MITRE CAPEC). A vulnerability of this type could let an adversary carry out:

T1027Obfuscated Files or Informationstealth

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