CWE-25 12 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-25: Path Traversal: '/../filedir'

Overview

CWE-25 (Path Traversal: '/../filedir') documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize "/../" sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2026-23877 2026-01-19 Swing Music is a self-hosted music player for local audio files. Prior to version 2.1.4, Swing Music's `list_folders()` function in the `/folder/dir-browser` endpoint is vulnerable to directory traver…
CVE-2025-68916 2025-12-24 Riello UPS NetMan 208 Application before 1.12 allows cgi-bin/certsupload.cgi /../ directory traversal for file upload with resultant code execution.
CVE-2025-58286 2025-10-11 Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in the office service. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
CVE-2025-0225 2025-01-05 A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Tsinghua Unigroup Electronic Archives System 3.2.210802(62532). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /setting/C…
CVE-2023-6947 2024-12-10 The Best WordPress Gallery Plugin – FooGallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.26. This makes it possible for authenticated attacker…
CVE-2024-2442 2024-03-19 Franklin Fueling System EVO 550 and EVO 5000 are vulnerable to a Path Traversal vulnerability that could allow an attacker to access sensitive files on the system.
CVE-2023-52138 2024-02-05 Engrampa is an archive manager for the MATE environment. Engrampa is found to be vulnerable to a Path Traversal vulnerability that can be leveraged to achieve full Remote Command Execution (RCE) on th…
CVE-2023-6919 2024-01-26 Path Traversal: '/../filedir' vulnerability in Biges Safe Life Technologies Electronics Inc. VGuard allows Absolute Path Traversal. This issue affects VGuard: before V500.0003.R008.4011.C0012.B351.C.…
CVE-2023-52076 2024-01-25 Atril Document Viewer is the default document reader of the MATE desktop environment for Linux. A path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in versions of Atril prior to 1.26.2. Thi…
CVE-2023-6118 2023-11-23 Path Traversal: '/../filedir' vulnerability in Neutron IP Camera allows Absolute Path Traversal. This issue affects IP Camera: before b1130.1.0.1.
CVE-2022-20818 2022-09-30 Multiple vulnerabilities in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges. These vulnerabilities are due to improper access controls on comm…
CVE-2022-20775 2022-09-30 A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper access controls on commands withi…

Previous names

  • Path Issue - Leading Dot Dot Slash - '/../filedir' (2008-04-11)

Content submission

Name
PLOVER
Date
2006-07-19
Version
Draft 3

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-07-01 Eric Dalci 1.0 updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2008-10-14 CWE Content Team 1.0.1 updated Description
2009-07-27 CWE Content Team 1.5 updated Potential_Mitigations
2010-06-21 CWE Content Team 1.9 updated Description, Potential_Mitigations
2011-03-29 CWE Content Team 1.12 updated Potential_Mitigations
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Relationships
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Applicable_Platforms
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Potential_Mitigations, Relationships
2020-06-25 CWE Content Team 4.1 updated Potential_Mitigations
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2023-10-26 CWE Content Team 4.13 updated Observed_Examples
2025-09-09 CWE Content Team 4.18 updated Affected_Resources, Functional_Areas
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Detection_Factors, Weakness_Ordinalities
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