Multiple choice technology security

Allowing user input to control paths used in file system operations may results in----

  1. Privilege Escalations

  2. Path traversal Attack

  3. Cross Site Scripting

  4. Buffer overflow
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Allowing unsanitized user input to control file system paths allows attackers to manipulate file paths using directory traversal sequences (like ../), resulting in a Path Traversal attack.

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