What is Path Traversal vulnerability?

Path Traversal attacks are performed when the vulnerable application allows uncontrolled access to files and directories, to which the user should not usually have access. The attack vector is the parameters passed on the application, representing paths to resources, on which specific operations are to be performed – reading, writing, listing the contents of the …

LDAP injection vulnerability – definitions, examples of attacks, methods of protection

What is LDAP? Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a protocol that allows the exchange of information using the TCP/IP protocol. It is intended for the use of directory services; i.e., object-oriented databases representing network users and resources. LDAP is widely used in many services of which Microsoft’s Active Directory is probably most known. LDAP …