CWE-22: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
BaseStable🏆 #4 in Top 25 (2024)
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🏆 CWE Top 25 Historical Ranking
2023:#8
Score: 14.11
783 CVEs
2024:#4↑4
Score: 24.66
819 CVEs
Trend:Worsening (moved down 4 ranks)
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