- Use Burp Suite to intercept and modify a request that fetches a product image.
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Modify the
filenameparameter, giving it the value/etc/passwd. -
Observe that the response contains the contents of the
/etc/passwdfile.
Lab: File path traversal, traversal sequences blocked with absolute path bypass
This lab contains a path traversal vulnerability in the display of product images.
The application blocks traversal sequences but treats the supplied filename as being relative to a default working directory.
To solve the lab, retrieve the contents of the /etc/passwd file.
