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Common Pitfalls for Patching Path Traversal

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Lately, I’ve noticed ../ stripping being used to patch Path Traversal in our Attack & Defense AppSec challenges. While it might seem like a quick fix, it doesn’t tackle the root cause of this vulnerability. Plus, there are clever ways to bypass it as I demonstrate in this short video.

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