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Backslash Vulnerability Database
Path Equivalence: 'filename.' (Trailing Dot)
Path Equivalence: 'filename.' (Trailing Dot)
CWE-42
Per technology (GHSA, All time)
100%
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Maven
Short description
The product accepts path input in the form of trailing dot ('filedir.') without appropriate validation, which can lead to ambiguous path resolution and allow an attacker to traverse the file system to unintended locations or access arbitrary files.