ADA.IO.TAINT.FNAME : Tainted Filename (Ada)

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ADA.IO.TAINT.FNAME : Tainted Filename (Ada)

This warning class corresponds to a GNAT SAS message. The CodeSonar analysis results may include warnings of this class if your CodeSonar project includes Ada components.

Summary

A file operation identifies a file by name, but the name string may have been tainted.

This warning class corresponds to the GNAT SAS Path_traversal.

Properties

Class Name

Tainted Filename (Ada)

Significance

security

Mnemonic

ADA.IO.TAINT.FNAME

Categories

CWE	CWE:22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
	CWE:73	External Control of File Name or Path
	CWE:99	Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')
	CWE:610	Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
	CWE:641	Improper Restriction of Names for Files and Other Resources
OWASP-2017	OWASP-2017:A1	Injection
	OWASP-2017:A5	Broken access control
OWASP-2021	OWASP-2021:A1	Broken access control
	OWASP-2021:A3	Injection
	OWASP-2021:A4	Insecure design
OWASP-2025	OWASP-2025:A01	Broken Access Control
	OWASP-2025:A05	Injection
	OWASP-2025:A06	Insecure Design

Availability

Available for Ada only.

Enabling

Checks for this warning class are enabled by default. To disable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.

WARNING_FILTER += discard class="Tainted Filename (Ada)"

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.

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