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directory traversal

directory traversal noun: an attack in which the attacker causes a system to move from an allowed path or directory to one which is meant to be private via path change commands.

Noun

directory traversal (countable and uncountable, plural directory traversals)

  1. An attack in which the attacker causes a system to move from an allowed path or directory to one which is meant to be private via path change commands.

Synonyms of directory traversal

Forms of directory traversal

pluraldirectory traversals

Questions about directory traversal

What does directory traversal mean?
Directory traversal means an attack in which the attacker causes a system to move from an allowed path or directory to one which is meant to be private via path change commands.
What part of speech is directory traversal?
Directory traversal is a noun.
What is the plural of directory traversal?
The plural of directory traversal is directory traversals.

Words near directory traversal in the dictionary

  1. directory
  2. directory climbing
  3. directory climbings
  4. directory service
  5. directory services
  6. directory traversal
  7. directory traversals
  8. directoryless
  9. directour
  10. directours
  11. directress

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