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Lab: File path traversal, traversal sequences stripped with superfluous URL-decode

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This lab contains a file path traversal vulnerability in the display of product images.

The application blocks input containing path traversal sequences. It then performs a URL-decode of the input before using it.

To solve the lab, retrieve the contents of the /etc/passwd file.

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SQL injection XSS CSRF Clickjacking DOM-based CORS XXE SSRF Request smuggling Command injection Server-side template injection Insecure deserialization Directory traversal Access control Authentication OAuth authentication Business logic vulnerabilities Web cache poisoning HTTP Host header attacks WebSockets Information disclosure File upload vulnerabilities JWT attacks Essential skills Prototype pollution
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