General Information

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.


Direct Variant:

Enumeration of Obsolete and Unreferenced Files

Also Known As:
Old, Backup and Unreferenced Files

Typical Severity:
Medium

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