CWE-36
AllowedAbsolute Path Traversal
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
245 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-8J8G-6GW9-RJRF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-04 09:30 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:33NAKIVO Backup & Replication before 11.0.0.88174 allows absolute path traversal for reading files via getImageByPath to /c/router (this may lead to remote code execution across the enterprise because PhysicalDiscovery has cleartext credentials).
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-48248"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-36"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-04T08:15:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "NAKIVO Backup \u0026 Replication before 11.0.0.88174 allows absolute path traversal for reading files via getImageByPath to /c/router (this may lead to remote code execution across the enterprise because PhysicalDiscovery has cleartext credentials).",
"id": "GHSA-8j8g-6gw9-rjrf",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:33:12Z",
"published": "2025-03-04T09:30:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48248"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/nakivo-arbitrary-file-read-poc-CVE-2024-48248/?ref=labs.watchtowr.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/Release-Notes/Content/Release-Notes.htm"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://labs.watchtowr.com/the-best-security-is-when-we-all-agree-to-keep-everything-secret-except-the-secrets-nakivo-backup-replication-cve-2024-48248"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-48248"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8PPM-MWHC-2H38
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-09 18:30 – Updated: 2024-04-09 18:30Microsoft Defender for IoT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-29053"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22",
"CWE-36"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-09T17:15:58Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Defender for IoT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-8ppm-mwhc-2h38",
"modified": "2024-04-09T18:30:27Z",
"published": "2024-04-09T18:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29053"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29053"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8WMC-RR78-8PF9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-25 15:30 – Updated: 2025-07-25 15:30The Security Ninja – WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 5.242 via the 'get_file_source' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to extract sensitive data, including the contents of any file on the server.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-8009"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-36"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-24T08:15:30Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Security Ninja \u2013 WordPress Security Plugin \u0026 Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 5.242 via the \u0027get_file_source\u0027 function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to extract sensitive data, including the contents of any file on the server.",
"id": "GHSA-8wmc-rr78-8pf9",
"modified": "2025-07-25T15:30:43Z",
"published": "2025-07-25T15:30:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8009"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/security-ninja/trunk/modules/core-scanner/core-scanner.php#L186"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/security-ninja/trunk/modules/core-scanner/core-scanner.php#L33"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3333048"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/51ee45f8-9978-48ec-8f87-229dc82938a8?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-93RG-QJP9-MG35
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-29 00:38 – Updated: 2026-05-29 15:30Usagi-org ai-goofish-monitor contains an unauthenticated arbitrary file read vulnerability in the GET /api/prompts/{filename} endpoint on Windows deployments that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying absolute Windows paths or backslash-based traversal sequences. Attackers can bypass the incomplete path traversal guard, which only blocks forward slashes and '..', by providing absolute paths such as Windows system file locations, causing os.path.join to discard the intended prompts directory prefix and expose files accessible to the application process.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-10044"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-36"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-28T22:16:58Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Usagi-org ai-goofish-monitor contains an unauthenticated arbitrary file read vulnerability in the GET /api/prompts/{filename} endpoint on Windows deployments that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying absolute Windows paths or backslash-based traversal sequences. Attackers can bypass the incomplete path traversal guard, which only blocks forward slashes and \u0027..\u0027, by providing absolute paths such as Windows system file locations, causing os.path.join to discard the intended prompts directory prefix and expose files accessible to the application process.",
"id": "GHSA-93rg-qjp9-mg35",
"modified": "2026-05-29T15:30:29Z",
"published": "2026-05-29T00:38:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10044"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Usagi-org/ai-goofish-monitor/issues/488"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Usagi-org/ai-goofish-monitor/pull/489"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Usagi-org/ai-goofish-monitor/commit/f85d140b6b45029d9a0925feb96dad733b41396d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ai-goofish-monitor-unauthenticated-arbitrary-file-read-via-get-api-prompts"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-947P-F7H4-WR4M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-21 09:31 – Updated: 2026-03-21 09:31The JetFormBuilder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read via path traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.6.2. This is due to the 'Uploaded_File::set_from_array' method accepting user-supplied file paths from the Media Field preset JSON payload without validating that the path belongs to the WordPress uploads directory. Combined with an insufficient same-file check in 'File_Tools::is_same_file' that only compares basenames, this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate arbitrary local files as email attachments by submitting a crafted form request when the form is configured with a Media Field and a Send Email action with file attachment.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-4373"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-36"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-21T07:16:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The JetFormBuilder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read via path traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.6.2. This is due to the \u0027Uploaded_File::set_from_array\u0027 method accepting user-supplied file paths from the Media Field preset JSON payload without validating that the path belongs to the WordPress uploads directory. Combined with an insufficient same-file check in \u0027File_Tools::is_same_file\u0027 that only compares basenames, this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate arbitrary local files as email attachments by submitting a crafted form request when the form is configured with a Media Field and a Send Email action with file attachment.",
"id": "GHSA-947p-f7h4-wr4m",
"modified": "2026-03-21T09:31:27Z",
"published": "2026-03-21T09:31:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4373"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/tags/3.5.6.2/includes/classes/resources/uploaded-file.php#L99"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/tags/3.5.6.2/modules/actions-v2/send-email/send-email-action.php#L214"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jetformbuilder/tags/3.5.6.2/modules/block-parsers/file-uploader.php#L313"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3486996/jetformbuilder"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1801fd3e-d56f-4540-9700-9e9de8b465e1?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-95R5-MMF3-59P3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 15:30 – Updated: 2024-05-03 15:30An improper absolute path traversal vulnerability was reported for the Ready For application allowing a local application access to files without authorization.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-41830"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-36"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-03T14:15:10Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "\nAn improper absolute path traversal vulnerability was reported for the Ready For application allowing a local application access to files without authorization.\u00a0\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-95r5-mmf3-59p3",
"modified": "2024-05-03T15:30:54Z",
"published": "2024-05-03T15:30:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41830"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/178702"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9MV8-JQQ2-5M57
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-02 12:31 – Updated: 2024-08-02 12:31Digiwin EasyFlow .NET lacks proper access control for specific functionality, and the functionality do not adequately filter user input. A remote attacker with regular privilege can exploit this vulnerability to download arbitrary files from the remote server .
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-7323"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22",
"CWE-36"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-02T11:16:44Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Digiwin EasyFlow .NET lacks proper access control for specific functionality, and the functionality do not adequately filter user input. A remote attacker with regular privilege can exploit this vulnerability to download arbitrary files from the remote server .",
"id": "GHSA-9mv8-jqq2-5m57",
"modified": "2024-08-02T12:31:44Z",
"published": "2024-08-02T12:31:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7323"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-7990-87183-2.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-7989-9c4ea-1.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-C34C-4874-RXGM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-17 06:30 – Updated: 2025-11-17 06:30TenderDocTransfer developed by Chunghwa Telecom has a Arbitrary File Copy and Paste vulnerability. The application sets up a simple local web server and provides APIs for communication with the target website. Due to the lack of CSRF protection in the APIs, unauthenticated remote attackers could use these APIs through phishing. Additionally, one of the APIs contains an Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability. Attackers can copy arbitrary files on the user's system and paste them into any path, which poses a potential risk of information leakage or could consume hard drive space by copying files in large volumes.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-13283"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-36"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-17T04:15:54Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "TenderDocTransfer developed by Chunghwa Telecom has a Arbitrary File Copy and Paste vulnerability. The application sets up a simple local web server and provides APIs for communication with the target website. Due to the lack of CSRF protection in the APIs, unauthenticated remote attackers could use these APIs through phishing. Additionally, one of the APIs contains an Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability. Attackers can copy arbitrary files on the user\u0027s system and paste them into any path, which poses a potential risk of information leakage or could consume hard drive space by copying files in large volumes.",
"id": "GHSA-c34c-4874-rxgm",
"modified": "2025-11-17T06:30:15Z",
"published": "2025-11-17T06:30:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13283"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10511-10f3a-2.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10510-3719c-1.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-C3M5-P52Q-PVHF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-05 15:31 – Updated: 2025-02-27 18:31Absolute File Traversal vulnerabilities allows access and modification of un-intended resources. Affected products:
ABB ASPECT - Enterprise v3.08.02; NEXUS Series v3.08.02; MATRIX Series v3.08.02
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-51549"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22",
"CWE-36"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-05T13:15:08Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Absolute File Traversal vulnerabilities allows access and modification of un-intended resources.\u00a0\nAffected products:\n\n\nABB ASPECT - Enterprise v3.08.02; \nNEXUS Series v3.08.02; \nMATRIX Series v3.08.02",
"id": "GHSA-c3m5-p52q-pvhf",
"modified": "2025-02-27T18:31:04Z",
"published": "2024-12-05T15:31:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51549"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108469A7497\u0026LanguageCode=en\u0026DocumentPartId=\u0026Action=Launch"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-C5XQ-93HX-P95R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-14 18:31 – Updated: 2025-02-21 15:31Absolute path traversal in Ivanti EPM before the 2024 January-2025 Security Update and 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to leak sensitive information.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-10811"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22",
"CWE-36"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-14T17:15:14Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Absolute path traversal in Ivanti EPM before the 2024 January-2025 Security Update and 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to leak sensitive information.",
"id": "GHSA-c5xq-93hx-p95r",
"modified": "2025-02-21T15:31:58Z",
"published": "2025-01-14T18:31:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10811"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-EPM-January-2025-for-EPM-2024-and-EPM-2022-SU6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/attack-blogs/ivanti-endpoint-manager-multiple-credential-coercion-vulnerabilities"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-5.1
Strategy: Input Validation
- Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
- When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue."
- Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.
- When validating filenames, use stringent allowlists that limit the character set to be used. If feasible, only allow a single "." character in the filename to avoid weaknesses such as CWE-23, and exclude directory separators such as "/" to avoid CWE-36. Use a list of allowable file extensions, which will help to avoid CWE-434.
- Do not rely exclusively on a filtering mechanism that removes potentially dangerous characters. This is equivalent to a denylist, which may be incomplete (CWE-184). For example, filtering "/" is insufficient protection if the filesystem also supports the use of "\" as a directory separator. Another possible error could occur when the filtering is applied in a way that still produces dangerous data (CWE-182). For example, if "../" sequences are removed from the ".../...//" string in a sequential fashion, two instances of "../" would be removed from the original string, but the remaining characters would still form the "../" string.
Mitigation MIT-20
Strategy: Input Validation
Inputs should be decoded and canonicalized to the application's current internal representation before being validated (CWE-180). Make sure that the application does not decode the same input twice (CWE-174). Such errors could be used to bypass allowlist validation schemes by introducing dangerous inputs after they have been checked.
Mitigation MIT-29
Strategy: Firewall
Use an application firewall that can detect attacks against this weakness. It can be beneficial in cases in which the code cannot be fixed (because it is controlled by a third party), as an emergency prevention measure while more comprehensive software assurance measures are applied, or to provide defense in depth [REF-1481].
CAPEC-597: Absolute Path Traversal
An adversary with access to file system resources, either directly or via application logic, will use various file absolute paths and navigation mechanisms such as ".." to extend their range of access to inappropriate areas of the file system. The goal of the adversary is to access directories and files that are intended to be restricted from their access.