File Path Traversal Testing

dokhacgiakhoa/file path traversal testing

This skill should be used when the user asks to "test for directory traversal", "exploit path traversal vulnerabilities", "read arbitrary files through web applications", "find LFI vulnerabilities", or "access files outside web root". It provides comprehensive file path traversal attack and testing methodologies.

3k tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

505

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/Dokhacgiakhoa/Agent-Skills-4-Vibe-Coding-CLI --skill File Path Traversal Testing

What comes with it

10 945 bytes besides the instruction

sub-skills/application-restrictions.md

sub-skills/common-payloads.md

sub-skills/encoding-variants.md

sub-skills/permission-restrictions.md

sub-skills/phase-1-understanding-path-traversal.md

sub-skills/phase-10-prevention-measures.md

sub-skills/phase-2-identifying-traversal-points.md

sub-skills/phase-3-basic-exploitation-techniques.md

sub-skills/phase-4-bypass-techniques.md

sub-skills/phase-5-linux-target-files.md

sub-skills/phase-6-windows-target-files.md

sub-skills/phase-7-automated-testing.md

sub-skills/phase-8-lfi-to-rce-escalation.md

sub-skills/phase-9-testing-methodology.md

sub-skills/required-knowledge.md

sub-skills/required-tools.md

sub-skills/target-files.md

sub-skills/testing-considerations.md

The instruction itself

22 sections, as written by the author

File Path Traversal Testing

Purpose

Identify and exploit file path traversal (directory traversal) vulnerabilities that allow attackers to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially including sensitive configuration files, credentials, and source code. This vulnerability occurs when user-controllable input is passed to filesystem APIs without proper validation.

Prerequisites

🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

1. Required Tools

2. Required Knowledge

3. Phase 1: Understanding Path Traversal

4. Phase 2: Identifying Traversal Points

5. Phase 3: Basic Exploitation Techniques

6. Phase 4: Bypass Techniques

7. Phase 5: Linux Target Files

8. Phase 6: Windows Target Files

9. Phase 7: Automated Testing

10. Phase 8: LFI to RCE Escalation

11. Phase 9: Testing Methodology

12. Phase 10: Prevention Measures

13. Common Payloads

14. Target Files

15. Encoding Variants

16. Permission Restrictions

17. Application Restrictions

18. Testing Considerations

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take dokhacgiakhoa/file path traversal testing from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

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