vetkit.java.path-traversal.request-file-path
A file system path is built from request data, allowing path traversal (../) outside the intended directory.
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Suite: Security
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A file system path is built from request data, allowing path traversal (../) outside the intended directory.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR
How to fix it
Resolve the path against a fixed base directory, normalize it and reject it unless it still starts with the base (base.resolve(name).normalize().startsWith(base)), or map user input to server-side ids.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/java.yml.
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