CWE-31 (Path Traversal: 'dir\..\..\filename') documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize 'dir\..\..\filename' (multiple internal backslash dot dot) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | — | Not Language-Specific | Undetermined | — |
| operating_system | — | Windows | Undetermined | — |
| technology | — | Not Technology-Specific | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-41376 | 2024-08-05 | dzzoffice 2.02.1 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal via user/space/about.php. |
| CVE-2023-35860 | 2024-06-13 | A Directory Traversal vulnerability in Modern Campus - Omni CMS 2023.1 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to enumerate file system information via the dir parameter to listing.php or rss.php. |
| CVE-2024-36857 | 2024-06-04 | Jan v0.4.12 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability via the /v1/app/readFileSync interface. |
| CVE-2024-35431 | 2024-05-30 | ZKTeco ZKBio CVSecurity 6.1.1 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal via photoBase64. An unauthenticated user can download local files from the server. NOTE: Third parties have indicated other versions … |
| CVE-2024-35429 | 2024-05-30 | ZKTeco ZKBio CVSecurity 6.1.1 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal via eventRecord. |
| CVE-2024-24998 | 2024-04-19 | A Path Traversal vulnerability in web component of Ivanti Avalanche before 6.4.3 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM. |
| CVE-2019-6268 | 2024-03-08 | RAD SecFlow-2 devices with Hardware 0202, Firmware 4.1.01.63, and U-Boot 2010.12 allow URIs beginning with /.. for Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading /etc/shadow. |
| CVE-2024-2044 | 2024-03-07 | pgAdmin <= 8.3 is affected by a path-traversal vulnerability while deserializing users’ sessions in the session handling code. If the server is running on Windows, an unauthenticated attacker can load… |
| CVE-2024-28088 | 2024-03-04 | LangChain through 0.1.10 allows ../ directory traversal by an actor who is able to control the final part of the path parameter in a load_chain call. This bypasses the intended behavior of loading con… |
| CVE-2024-22723 | 2024-02-28 | Webtrees 2.1.18 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. By manipulating the "media_folder" parameter in the URL, an attacker (in this case, an administrator) can navigate beyond the intended directory (… |
| CVE-2024-25840 | 2024-02-27 | In the module "Account Manager | Sales Representative & Dealers | CRM" (prestasalesmanager) up to 9.0 from Presta World for PrestaShop, a guest can download personal information without restriction by… |
| 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 |
| 2008-10-10 | CWE Content Team | 1.1 | — | fixed incorrect manipulation in name (desc was correct). |
| 2008-10-14 | CWE Content Team | 1.0.1 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, 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 Observed_Examples, References, 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 |
| 2025-09-09 | CWE Content Team | 4.18 | — | updated Affected_Resources, Functional_Areas |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Detection_Factors, Weakness_Ordinalities |