100
Applicable Platforms
Language : Not Language-Specific (Prevalence = Undetermined)
Common Consequences
Scope Impact Likelihood
Confidentiality
Integrity
Read Files or Directories
Modify Files or Directories
Observed Examples
Reference Description
CVE-2002-0253 Overlaps infoleak
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0253
CVE-2001-0446 Application server allows remote attackers to read source code for .jsp files by
appending a / to the requested URL.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0446
CVE-2004-0334 Bypass Basic Authentication for files using trailing "/"
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0334
CVE-2001-0893 Read sensitive files with trailing "/"
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0893
CVE-2001-0892 Web server allows remote attackers to view sensitive files under the document
root (such as .htpasswd) via a GET request with a trailing /.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0892
CVE-2004-1814 Directory traversal vulnerability in server allows remote attackers to read
protected files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1814
MemberOf Relationships
This MemberOf relationships table shows additional CWE Catgeories and Views that reference this
weakness as a member. This information is often useful in understanding where a weakness fits
within the context of external information sources.
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 981 SFP Secondary Cluster: Path Traversal 888 2409
MemberOf 1404 Comprehensive Categorization: File Handling 1400 2529
Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy Name Node ID Fit Mapped Node Name
PLOVER filedir/ (trailing slash, trailing /)
Software Fault Patterns SFP16 Path Traversal
CWE-50: Path Equivalence: '//multiple/leading/slash'
Weakness ID : 50
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Variant
Description
The product accepts path input in the form of multiple leading slash ('//multiple/leading/slash')
without appropriate validation, which can lead to ambiguous path resolution and allow an attacker
to traverse the file system to unintended locations or access arbitrary files.
Relationships
The table(s) below shows the weaknesses and high level categories that are related to this
weakness. These relationships are defined as ChildOf, ParentOf, MemberOr and give insight to
CWE Version 4.14
CWE-50: Path Equivalence: '//multiple/leading/slash'
CWE-50: Path Equivalence: '//multiple/leading/slash'