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: Never trust user input. Use a "whitelist" approach—only allow specific, known-good characters (like alphanumeric characters) and reject anything containing dots or slashes.

: Modern WAFs are designed to detect and block common attack patterns, including URL-encoded traversal sequences like -2F..-2F . Conclusion -include-..-2F..-2F..-2F..-2Froot-2F

: Accessing the root directory is often the final step in taking total control of a web server. How to Prevent Path Traversal : Never trust user input

Web applications often need to load dynamic content, such as images or localized text files. For example, a URL might look like this: https://example.com -include-..-2F..-2F..-2F..-2Froot-2F