Remote File Inclusion (RFI) is an attack attempting to access external URLs and remotely located files. The attack is possible due to parameter manipulation and lack of server-side checks. These oversights allow parameter changes to redirect the user to locations that are not whitelisted or sanitized with proper data validation.
Testing for Remote File Inclusion (RFI)
Getting ready
Using OWASP Mutillidae II as our target application, let's determine whether it contains any RFI vulnerabilities.
How to do it...
Ensure Burp and OWASP BWA VM are running and that Burp...