Testing for Directory Traversal

OWASP Testing Guide v2 Table of Contents

Brief Summary

Nowadays, many web applications use and manage files. Using input validation methods not well designed, an aggressor could exploit the system in order to read/write files that are not intended to be accessible; in particular situations it could be possible to execute arbitrary code or system commands.

Description of the Issue

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Black Box testing and example

Testing for Topic X vulnerabilities:
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Gray Box testing and example

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References

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