A vulnerability thats in the cybercriminals arsenal is named directory traversal and it impacts the webserver to which users connect to via a mobile application to send instructions to smart devices, regardless of their location in the world. The vulnerability is a type of HTTP exploit that allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to directories, files, and even commands that would otherwise be restricted to regular users. The average users should only be able to access information in the web server’s root directory, where the information hosted there revolves around web pages and non-sensitive data.”]