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CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal

Weakness Summary

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

  • Canonical source: MITRE CWE-23 (opens in a new tab)
  • Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 15
  • Distinct affected products in those observations: 14
  • Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 6

Atomicorp Research Context

Atomicorp has published CVE-specific research observations associated with this weakness category. Each linked CVE page states whether the tested request was detected or blocked and is the authoritative customer-facing finding.

The CVEs and rules shown here are selected published examples, not a complete list of Atomicorp protections. If a CWE, CVE, or rule is absent from this page, no conclusion should be drawn about whether Atomicorp protects against that weakness or attack method.

A CWE describes a class of software weakness. It does not identify one exploit request, and association with a CWE does not mean that every vulnerability or exploitation path in that category is detected or blocked.

Selected Published CVE Observations

CVEVulnerabilityProductAtomicorp findingObserved rules
CVE-2023-6825WordPress File Manager <= 7.2.1 - Directory Traversalfile managerDetected by Atomicorp377360
CVE-2021-40870Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922 - Remote Command ExecutioncontrollerAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007
CVE-2023-34990FortiWLM - Directory TraversalfortiwlmAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007
CVE-2025-47445WordPress Eventin (Themewinter) ≤ 4.0.26 - Arbitrary File DownloadeventinAttack Blocked by Atomicorp344360 , 347009 , 390709
CVE-2025-55748XWiki Platform - Path TraversalxwikiAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007
CVE-2026-23734XWiki Platform: Path traversal via resources parameter in ssx and jsx endpoints when using leading slashxwiki-commonsAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007 , 344360 , 347009 , 390709
CVE-2026-85199Eclipse aeriOS Path Traversal VulnerabilityEclipse aeriOSAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007 , 344360 , 390709
CVE-2026-31831Tautulli <= 2.16.1 - Path TraversaltautulliAttack Blocked by Atomicorp346019
CVE-2026-48126Algernon: Host header path traversal in –domain mode reads files and runs Lua from parent diralgernonAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007 , 344360 , 347009 , 390709
CVE-2025-59341esm.sh <= v136 - Local File Inclusionesm.shAttack Blocked by Atomicorp347009
CVE-2026-54910FileBrowser Quantum's path traversal issue in subtitle handler allows any authenticated user to read arbitrary filesfilebrowserAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007 , 344360 , 347009 , 390709
CVE-2020-5410Spring Cloud Config Server - Local File Inclusionspring cloud configAttack Blocked by Atomicorp390709
CVE-2022-23854AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere Secure Gateway - Local File Inclusionintouch access anywhereAttack Blocked by Atomicorp390716
CVE-2023-2356Mlflow <2.3.0 - Local File InclusionmlflowAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007
CVE-2020-5405Spring Cloud Config - Local File Inclusionspring cloud configAttack Blocked by Atomicorp390709

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

RuleStatusBehavior
340007Activedisruptive (deny)
344360Activedisruptive (deny)
346019Retirednon-disruptive (not available)
347009Activedisruptive (deny)
377360Activenon-disruptive (pass)
390709Activedisruptive (deny)
390716Activedisruptive (deny)

MITRE associates this CWE with the following attack-pattern entries. These taxonomy relationships are context, not Atomicorp coverage claims:

CAPEC-139 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-76 (opens in a new tab)