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The /etc/passwd file is a critical text file in Unix-like operating systems, including Linux. It contains a list of all registered users on the system. For each user, the file provides a line with a specific format that includes: -page-....-2F-2F....-2F-2F....-2F-2Fetc-2Fpasswd

Path traversal occurs when an application uses user-controllable input to construct a path to a file or directory without sufficiently sanitizing the input. By using special characters like ".." (dot-dot-slash), an attacker can move up the directory hierarchy and access files outside of the intended directory. The Anatomy of the Attack String Use code with caution

Historically, this file contained account passwords. In modern Linux systems, passwords are encrypted and securely stored in a completely separate file called /etc/shadow , which requires root privileges to read. For each user, the file provides a line