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How to enable protection for "Generic Web Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability"

Steven Sublett
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Introduction

This article contains details as to how you would protect servers from directory traversal vulnerability.

Procedure

  • Login to WHM
  • Navigate to (Home »Security Center »ModSecurity™ Vendors »Manage Vendors)
  • Click install Install to the right of the OWASP vendor

You can find more details in the below articles for installing Mod Security vendor rules and testing directory traversal protection is working.

How to enable ModSecurity vendor rules

How to test ModSecurity for the OWASP vendor

 

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