fix: incorrect CWE for Java file upload filename rule #222
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Description
Fix bad CWE for Java file upload filename rule - here we have unsanitized user input as a filename, which is CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path) and not CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/73.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
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