Confirming File upload directory traversal without knowing upload path or being able to retrieve the uploaded file?

I am faced with a file upload functionality. We can upload docs and png’s but cannot view them.
I have tested for several things so far and now would like to test for directory traversal via file name.
I.e if can I upload / replace files i… Continue reading Confirming File upload directory traversal without knowing upload path or being able to retrieve the uploaded file?

What are the security concerns of embedding Base64-encoded images into an HTML document?

We are developing an MVC web-application in Django and having concerns about image uploading.
First of all, here are our business requirements:

Our users can upload images (like profile pictures, etc).

Only authenticated users can upload… Continue reading What are the security concerns of embedding Base64-encoded images into an HTML document?