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.
Modes of Introduction:
– Implementation
Related Weaknesses
Consequences
Confidentiality: Read Files or Directories
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.
Potential Mitigations
Phase: Architecture and Design, System Configuration
Description:
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.