Dxr.axd | Exploit

GET /dxr.axd?path=/../../Windows/win.ini HTTP/1.1

Alex remembered a passing mention from a senior colleague: “ dxr.axd is an old mapping handler in some ASP.NET apps. If it’s misconfigured, it can be tricked into serving any file.” dxr.axd exploit

His heart rate ticked up. This wasn’t a random scan—the ..\..\ pattern was a path traversal attempt, trying to climb out of the web root and read system files. GET /dxr