CWE-50: Path Equivalence: '//multiple/leading/slash'
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.
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Overview
CWE-50 (Path Equivalence: '//multiple/leading/slash') is a variant-level software weakness catalogued by MITRE in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). It describes a recurring type of mistake that can lead to exploitable security vulnerabilities.
Real-world CVEs
1 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-50 (Path Equivalence: '//multiple/leading/slash'). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first.
Common consequences
What can happen when CWE-50 is exploited.
Read Files or Directories, Modify Files or Directories
Affects: Confidentiality, Integrity
How it happens
When it is introduced
Typically introduced during these phases of the software lifecycle.
Illustrative examples
Real CVEs that MITRE cites as examples of this weakness.