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Difference between revisions of "Relative Path Traversal"
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This attack is a variant of Path Traversal and can be exploited when the application accepts the use of relative traversal sequences such as "../". | This attack is a variant of Path Traversal and can be exploited when the application accepts the use of relative traversal sequences such as "../". | ||
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| + | ==Related Security Activities== | ||
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| + | ===How to Avoid Path Traversal Vulnerabilities=== | ||
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| + | See the [[:Category:OWASP Guide Project|OWASP Guide]] article on how to [[File_System#Path_traversal|Avoid Path Traversal ]] Vulnerabilities. | ||
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| + | ===How to Review Code for Path Traversal Vulnerabilities=== | ||
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| + | See the [[:Category:OWASP Code Review Project|OWASP Code Review Guide]] article on how to [[Reviewing Code for Path Traversal |Review Code for Path Traversal ]] Vulnerabilities. | ||
| + | [[Category:FIXME|I do not see an article in the Code Review Guide]] | ||
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| + | ===How to Test for Path Traversal Vulnerabilities=== | ||
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| + | See the [[:Category:OWASP Testing Project|OWASP Testing Guide]] article on how to [[Testing for Directory Traversal |Test for Directory Traversal ]] Vulnerabilities. | ||
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More detailed information can be found on [[Path_Traversal]] | More detailed information can be found on [[Path_Traversal]] | ||
Revision as of 21:53, 11 August 2008
- This is an Attack. To view all attacks, please see the Attack Category page.
This attack is a variant of Path Traversal and can be exploited when the application accepts the use of relative traversal sequences such as "../".
Related Security Activities
How to Avoid Path Traversal Vulnerabilities
See the OWASP Guide article on how to Avoid Path Traversal Vulnerabilities.
How to Review Code for Path Traversal Vulnerabilities
See the OWASP Code Review Guide article on how to Review Code for Path Traversal Vulnerabilities.
How to Test for Path Traversal Vulnerabilities
See the OWASP Testing Guide article on how to Test for Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities.
More detailed information can be found on Path_Traversal
Severity
High
Likelihood of exploitation
High
Examples
The following URLs are vulnerable to this attack:
http://some_site.com.br/get-files.jsp?file=report.pdf http://some_site.com.br/get-page.php?home=aaa.html http://some_site.com.br/some-page.asp?page=index.html
A simple way to execute this attack is like this:
http://some_site.com.br/get-files?file=../../../../some dir/some file http://some_site.com.br/../../../../etc/shadow http://some_site.com.br/get-files?file=../../../../etc/passwd
Related Threats
Category: Information Disclosure
Related Attacks
Related Vulnerabilities
Category:Input Validation Vulnerability
