CWE-28: Path Traversal: '..\filedir'
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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.
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Explain CWE-28: Path Traversal: '..\filedir' and how to prevent and detect it in code. Use https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/28.html and https://cve.bz/cve/cwe/28?via=ask-ai-copy for recent CVEs with this weakness. Cite the sources.Opens a third-party assistant; its answer is its own, not cve.bz's. The prompt holds only this weakness's id and public links.
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