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Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing

CWE-548

The product inappropriately exposes a directory listing with an index of all the resources located inside of the directory.

We track 15 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 7.5.

How this weakness is prevented

  • Architecture and Design System Configuration: Recommendations include restricting access to important directories or files by adopting a need to know requirement for both the document and server root, and turning off features such as Automatic Directory Listings that could expose private files and provide information that could be utilized by an attacker when formulating or conducting an attack.

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