CWE-57: Path Equivalence: 'fakedir/../realdir/filename'
The product contains protection mechanisms to restrict access to 'realdir/filename', but it constructs pathnames using external input in the form of 'fakedir/../realdir/filename' that are not handled by those mechanisms. This allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions against the targeted file.
A kind of CWE-41 Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence.
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