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Why use this? Many web applications might block direct access to files or "break" when trying to display binary or structured configuration files. Base64 encoding ensures the data is returned as a harmless-looking string of alphanumeric characters that bypasses most Web Application Firewalls (WAFs).

: If dynamic loading is required, compare the user input against a strict array of permitted filenames. Why use this

<?php $page = $_GET['page']; include($page . ".php"); ?> : If dynamic loading is required, compare the

This prevents php:// wrappers from being used in include / require , but note that allow_url_include controls only include / require , not file_get_contents() . An attacker might still read files using file_get_contents() with php://filter . Therefore, input validation is essential. An attacker might still read files using file_get_contents()

Exfiltrate proprietary databases (Amazon RDS) or cloud storage buckets (Amazon S3).

<?php $page = $_GET['page']; include($page . '.php'); ?>