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java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-023/PartialPathTraversal.qhelp
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<qhelp>
<overview>
<p>User supplied file paths can often pose security risks if a program does not correctly handle them. In particular, if a user
is meant to access files under a certain directory but does not enters a path under that directory, they can gain access to
(and potentially modify/delete) unexpected, possibly sensitive resources. </p>
<p>User supplied file paths can often pose security risks if a program does not handle them correctly. In particular, if a user
is meant to access files under a certain directory but does not enter a path under that directory, they can
unexpectedly gain access to (and potentially modify/delete) possibly sensitive resources. </p>
<p>Suppose a program is to only accept paths that point to files/folders within directory <code>DIR</code>.
To ensure that a user supplied path, say <code>SUBDIR</code>, is a subdirectory of <code>DIR</code>, the