LFI occurs when a web application uses user-supplied input to specify which file the server should load or include, without properly validating or sanitizing that input. Attackers can manipulate URL parameters or form data to force the server to include arbitrary local files, such as /etc/passwd , configuration files, or even source code. When an application processes .shtml files that reference other files via the include directive, an attacker can craft a path traversal payload to reach outside the web root.
Attackers can use directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../../etc/passwd ) within the view.shtml query parameters to read sensitive system files, configuration scripts, and environment variables. What Does "view.shtml patched" Mean?
<!--#exec cmd="date" -->
<h1>Welcome to our website!</h1> <p>Current Date: <!--#echo var="current_date"--></p> <p>Current Time: <!--#echo var="current_time"--> </p>
AddType text/x-server-parsed-html .html .shtml view shtml patched
Now ../private/config.shtml returns "Invalid page." The system is patched .
http://target:8080/examples/jsp/view.shtml?path=/../../../../etc/passwd LFI occurs when a web application uses user-supplied
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