CVE-2025-5740
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Publication date: 2025-06-10

Last updated on: 2025-10-07

Assigner: [email protected]

Description
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists that could cause arbitrary file writes when an authenticated user on the web server manipulates file path.
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CWE-22 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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CVE Publication Date:
2025-06-10
CVE Last Modified Date:
2025-10-07
Report Generation Date:
2025-11-07
AI Powered Q&A Generation:
2025-06-10
EPSS Last Evaluated Date:
2025-09-10
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