Static Web Server vulnerable to a symbolic link path traversal
Symbolic links (symlinks) could be used to access files or directories outside the intended web root folder.
Symbolic links (symlinks) could be used to access files or directories outside the intended web root folder.
If directory listings are enabled for a directory that an untrusted user has upload privileges for, a malicious file name like <img src=x onerror=alert(1)>.txt will allow JavaScript code execution in the context of the web server’s domain.