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Lo-Fi TryHackMe Room Explores Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities

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🗝️ Lo-Fi room on TryHackMe demonstrates Local File Inclusion vulnerabilities. The writeup provides a step-by-step guide for exploiting a vulnerable website in the Lo-Fi room on TryHackMe, focusing on Local File Inclusion (LFI) and directory traversal attacks. Users are instructed to add the room’s IP address to their hosts file and perform an Nmap scan, revealing open ports for SSH and HTTP. The guide highlights the exploitation of a vulnerable parameter in the URL, allowing access to sensitive files like /etc/passwd. By employing directory traversal techniques, users successfully retrieve the flag, showcasing the ease of exploiting LFI vulnerabilities in this educational environment.

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