Vulnerability

CVE-2021-29425

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CVSS Score 5.3 medium

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-22

References

https://github.com/apache/commons-io/pull/52
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-556
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-559

[CVE-2021-29425] CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Description

commons-io - Path Traversal [CVE-2021-29425] The software 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 software 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.

See commons-io/commons-io package information