grep -E '\-template\-\.\.\-2F\.\.\-2F\.\.\-2F\.\.\-2Froot\-2F' access.log
| Context | Example Scenario | |---------|------------------| | | https://example.com/view?file=-template-..-2F..-2F..-2F..-2Froot-2Fpasswd | | HTTP POST/GET parameters | Template engine parameter accepting a relative include path | | Server access logs | As a requested resource with path traversal | | File upload filenames | Malicious filename attempting to break out of upload directory | | Cookie values | Encoded payload in a session variable used to load templates | -template-..-2F..-2F..-2F..-2Froot-2F
This string contains URL-encoded path traversal patterns ( ..%2F decoded is ../ ), suggesting a security or server misconfiguration context (e.g., Local File Inclusion, Directory Traversal attacks, or web template engine quirks). grep -E '\-template\-\
grep -E '\.\.\/\.\.\/\.\.\/\.\.\/root\/' access.log Local File Inclusion