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CWE-29: Path Traversal: '..\filename'

Weakness Summary

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '..\filename' (leading backslash dot dot) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

  • Canonical source: MITRE CWE-29 (opens in a new tab)
  • Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 11
  • Distinct affected products in those observations: 5
  • Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 9

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-2023-1177Mlflow <2.2.1 - Local File InclusionmlflowDetected by Atomicorp398008
CVE-2023-2780Mlflow <2.3.1 - Local File Inclusion BypassmlflowDetected by Atomicorp398008
CVE-2024-34470HSC Mailinspector 5.2.17-3 through 5.2.18 - Local File InclusionmailinspectorAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007 , 344360 , 347009 , 390709
CVE-2023-6831mlflow - Path TraversalmlflowAttack Blocked by Atomicorp390709
CVE-2023-6023VertaAI ModelDB - Path TraversalmodeldbAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007 , 344360 , 347009 , 390709
CVE-2023-6909Mlflow <2.9.2 - Path TraversalmlflowAttack Blocked by Atomicorp392301
CVE-2023-6977Mlflow <2.8.0 - Local File InclusionmlflowAttack Blocked by Atomicorp344360
CVE-2024-1561Gradio 4.3-4.12 - Local File ReadgradioAttack Blocked by Atomicorp344365
CVE-2024-2928MLflow < 2.11.3 - Path TraversalmlflowAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007 , 340162 , 340163 , 390709
CVE-2024-3848Mlflow < 2.11.0 - Path TraversalmlflowAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007 , 340162 , 340163 , 390709
CVE-2024-4841LoLLMS WebUI - Subfolder Prediction via Path Traversallollms-webuiAttack Blocked by Atomicorp344365

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

RuleStatusBehavior
340007Activedisruptive (deny)
340162Activedisruptive (deny)
340163Activedisruptive (deny)
344360Activedisruptive (deny)
344365Activedisruptive (deny)
347009Activedisruptive (deny)
390709Activedisruptive (deny)
392301Activedisruptive (deny)
398008Activenon-disruptive (pass)