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CWE-22

9,483 CVEs • Abstraction: Base • Likelihood of Exploit: High

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

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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CVEs (9,483)

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1Cosmicperl
1Directory Pro
Apr 16, 2026
Oct 18, 2001
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
Directory traversal vulnerability in cosmicpro.cgi in Cosmicperl Directory Pro 2.0 allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information via a .. (dot dot) in the SHOW parameter.
2Apache
Debian
2Debian Linux
Http Server
Apr 16, 2026
Mar 12, 2001
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
The default installation of Apache before 1.3.19 allows remote attackers to list directories instead of the multiview index.html file via an HTTP request for a path that contains many / (slash) characters, which causes t...Show more
The default installation of Apache before 1.3.19 allows remote attackers to list directories instead of the multiview index.html file via an HTTP request for a path that contains many / (slash) characters, which causes the path to be mishandled by (1) mod_negotiation, (2) mod_dir, or (3) mod_autoindex.Show less
1Solarwinds
1Serv U File Server
Apr 16, 2026
Feb 16, 2001
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
Directory traversal vulnerability in FTP Serv-U before 2.5i allows remote attackers to escape the FTP root and read arbitrary files by appending a string such as "/..%20." to a CD command, a variant of a .. (dot dot) att...Show more
Directory traversal vulnerability in FTP Serv-U before 2.5i allows remote attackers to escape the FTP root and read arbitrary files by appending a string such as "/..%20." to a CD command, a variant of a .. (dot dot) attack.Show less