mitre / mitre/multiscanner

Path Traversal

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Description

Hello,

I have discovered a piece of code vulnerable to Path Traversal attacks (https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Path_Traversal). In short, the attacker might be able to read arbitrary files from the server.

I don't know if the code is deployed anywhere so, thus, i think that disclosing the vulnerability directly here without asking your opinion would be unethical.

Please let me know what is the preferred way of disclosing vulnerabilities for the project.

Thanks!

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Research direction

The issue reports a possible path-traversal vulnerability but names no file, test, or code entry point. Start by reviewing the project's vulnerability-disclosure guidance; no implementation scope or completion criterion is provided until maintainers respond.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
10/100

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