Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in... · CVE-2012-5972 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jul 7, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in SpecView 2.5 build 853 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ... (dot dot dot) in a URI.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Jan 17, 2013

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022

Last updated Jul 7, 2025

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Learn more on MITRE.

CWE-23

Relative Path Traversal

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. Learn more on MITRE.