A cybersecurity analyst reviews the log files from a web server and sees a series of files that indicate a directory-traversal attack has occurred. Which of the following is the analyst MOST likely seeing? A) http://sample.url.com/ http://sample.url.com/ B) http://sample.url.com/someotherpageonsite/../../../etc/shadow C) http://sample.url.com/select-from-database-where-password-null D) http://redirect.sameple.url.sampleurl.com/malicious-dns-redirect

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Directory-traversal attacks involve accessing files and directories outside the web root folder by using sequences like "../". The URL in option B shows such a pattern.

A Cybersecurity Analyst Reviews the Log Files from a Web