An attacker exploits a weakness in input validation on the target by
						supplying a specially constructed path utilizing dot-dot-slash characters
						for the purpose of obtaining access to restricted files or resources. An
						attacker modifies a known path on the target in order to reach material that
						is not available through intended channels. These attacks normally involve
						adding additional path separators (/ or \) and/or dots (.), or encodings
						thereof, in various combinations in order to reach parent directories or
						entirely separate trees of the target's directory structure.