Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE Definition / CWE-56
CWE-56: Path Equivalence: 'filedir*' (Wildcard)
The product accepts path input in the form of asterisk wildcard ('filedir*') 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.
Published:19 Jul 2006
Organization:MITRE
Modified:11 Dec 2025
