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- "." refers to the directory itself.
- Inside a directory, the special file name ".." refers to the directoryâs directory's parent directory.
In addition to these specific issues, there are a wide variety of operating and file system specific naming conventions which make validation difficult.
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FIO02-CPP. Canonicalize path names originating from untrusted sources | ||||
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CWE-171, "Cleansing, Canonicalization, and Comparison Errors" | ||||
| CWE-647, "Use of Non-Canonical URL Paths for Authorization Decisions" |
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