CWE-548 - Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing
CWE-548
- Abstraction:
- Variant
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Weakness Name
Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing
- Description
A directory listing is inappropriately exposed, yielding potentially sensitive information to attackers.
A directory listing provides an attacker with the complete index of all the resources located inside of the directory. The specific risks and consequences vary depending on which files are listed and accessible.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Confidentiality
Impact: Read Files or Directories
Notes: Exposing the contents of a directory can lead to an attacker gaining access to source code or providing useful information for the attacker to devise exploits, such as creation times of files or any information that may be encoded in file names. The directory listing may also compromise private or confidential data.
- Related Weaknesses
- Related Alerts
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2023-06-29
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