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SY0-701 · Question #583
A security administrator observed the following in a web server log while investigating an incident: "GET ../../../../etc/passwd" Which of the following attacks did the security administrator most lik
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Submitted by ahmad_uae· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Question
A security administrator observed the following in a web server log while investigating an incident:
"GET ../../../../etc/passwd" Which of the following attacks did the security administrator most likely see?
Options
- APrivilege escalation
- BCredential replay
- CBrute force
- DDirectory traversal
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Topics
#Directory traversal#Web application attack#Information disclosure#Vulnerability identification