Alex quickly decoded the subject line, and to their surprise, it revealed a possible path to a sensitive system file: "/etc/passwd". The "/etc/passwd" file was a critical system file that stored user account information, including passwords.
, eventually reading and displaying the password file to the attacker. The Impact of a Successful Attack If an attacker successfully reads /etc/passwd , the consequences can be severe: -page-....-2F-2F....-2F-2F....-2F-2Fetc-2Fpasswd
Successful exploitation exposes sensitive system files (e.g., /etc/passwd , /etc/shadow , application config files). Combined with other flaws, it can lead to remote code execution. The Anatomy of a Malicious URL: Understanding the "-page-