-page-....-2f-2f....-2f-2f....-2f-2fetc-2fpasswd

: This targets the /etc/passwd file, a standard file on Unix-based systems that contains a list of registered users. How Path Traversal Works

To understand this specific keyword, you must decode its individual components: -page-....-2F-2F....-2F-2F....-2F-2Fetc-2Fpasswd

The string attempts to "climb" out of the web root directory by using ....-2F-2F is a URL-encoded forward slash ( : This targets the /etc/passwd file, a standard