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CWE-552

Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Base
Draft

Description

The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.

{"xhtml:p":["Web servers, FTP servers, and similar servers may store a set of files underneath a \"root\" directory that is accessible to the server's users. Applications may store sensitive files underneath this root without also using access control to limit which users may request those files, if any. Alternately, an application might package multiple files or directories into an archive file (e.g., ZIP or tar), but the application might not exclude sensitive files that are underneath those directories.","In cloud technologies and containers, this weakness might present itself in the form of misconfigured storage accounts that can be read or written by a public or anonymous user."]}

Common Consequences

Scope

Confidentiality
Integrity

Impact

Read Files or Directories, Modify Files or Directories

Potential Mitigations

Implementation
System Configuration
Operation

When storing data in the cloud (e.g., S3 buckets, Azure blobs, Google Cloud Storage, etc.), use the provider's controls to disable public access.

CVE-2005-1835

Data file under web root.

Applicable Platforms

Not Language-Specific

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