Directory Indexing

Anandhu Krishnan

Published on

13 May 2024

Vulnerability

Description

An attacker can retrieve a list of files and directories within a web server, potentially exposing sensitive information such as backup files or scripts. This vulnerability arises when directory listing is enabled on the server.

Recommendation

To mitigate this issue, ensure that your web server is configured to disable directory browsing.

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