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directory traversal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
di-rec-to-ry -traver-sal
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An attack in which the attacker causes a system to move from an allowed path or directory to one which is meant to be private via path change commands.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

directory traversals (plural)

Synonyms

backtracing directory climbing dot dot slash path traversal

Questions

What does directory traversal mean?
An attack in which the attacker causes a system to move from an allowed path or directory to one which is meant to be private via path change commands.

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