CWE-1219 Categorie Detail

CWE-1219

File Handling Issues
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2020-02-24 +00:00
2023-06-29 +00:00
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Name: File Handling Issues

Weaknesses in this category are related to the handling of files within a software system. Files, directories, and folders are so central to information technology that many different weaknesses and variants have been discovered.

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CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Base

CWE-41: Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence Base

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') Base

CWE-66: Improper Handling of File Names that Identify Virtual Resources Base

CWE-378: Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions Base

CWE-379: Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions Base

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path Base

CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element Base

CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element Base

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Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Justification : This entry is a Category. Using categories for mapping has been discouraged since 2019. Categories are informal organizational groupings of weaknesses that can help CWE users with data aggregation, navigation, and browsing. However, they are not weaknesses in themselves.
Comment : See member weaknesses of this category.

Submission

Name Organization Date Date release Version
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-02-14 +00:00 2020-02-24 +00:00 4.0

Modifications

Name Organization Date Comment
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes