Enumeration of Obsolete and Unreferenced Files
Variants:
Direct
Also Known As:
Old, Backup and Unreferenced Files
Vector Type:
Attack
Relevance:
Generic
Layer:
Web-Infrastructure-Level
Platforms:
Any
Target Type:
Web Application
Affected Mechanisms:
Hardening
Invented In:
01/01/1999
Added In:
03/12/2014
Vector Operation Method:
Old, backup, include and unreferenced files could be exposed to attackers that guess their extension and location. Content that may be exposed includes backup files, compressed archive files, include extensions, copies, obsolete directories with unprotected content, and similar files.