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Submitted by hans_de· Mar 4, 2026Web Application Hacking
Question
While testing a web application in development, you notice that the web server does not properly ignore the "dot dot slash" (../) character string and instead returns the file listing of a folder higher up in the folder structure of the server. What kind of attack is possible in this scenario?
Options
- ACross-site scripting
- BSQL injection
- CDenial of service
- DDirectory traversal
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#web application vulnerability#directory traversal#path traversal