Weakness (CWE)
CWE-538: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
The product places sensitive information into files or directories that are accessible to actors who are allowed to have access to the files, but not to the sensitive information.
How to prevent it (1 mitigation)
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Architecture and Design, Operation, System Configuration
Do not expose file and directory information to the user.
Source: MITRE CWE-538
109 results · Feed
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High 7.5
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory in BVRP Software SLmail
An information exposure vulnerability has been found, the exploitation of which could allow a remote user to retrieve sensitive information stored on the server such as credential files, configuration files, application files, etc., simply by appending any of…
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High 8.9
lte-pic32-writer's sendto.txt may disclose URL and the API key
lte-pic32-writer is a writer for PIC32 devices. In versions 0.0.1 and prior, those who use `sendto.txt` are vulnerable to attackers who known the IMEI reading the sendto.txt. The sendto.txt file can contain the SNS(such as slack and zulip) URL and API key. As…
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High 7.8
Cri-o: /etc/passwd tampering privesc
A vulnerability was found in cri-o. This issue allows the addition of arbitrary lines into /etc/passwd by use of a specially crafted environment variable.
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Medium 5.5
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (A…
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Medium 5.5
Arbitrary File Read in Fusion File Manager
Due to an out-of-date dependency in the “Fusion File Manager” component accessible through the admin panel, an attacker can send a crafted request that allows them to read the contents of files on the system accessible within the privileges of the running pro…
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Critical 9.9
angular-server-side-configuration information disclosure vulnerability in monorepo with node.js backend
angular-server-side-configuration helps configure an angular application at runtime on the server or in a docker container via environment variables. angular-server-side-configuration detects used environment variables in TypeScript (.ts) files during build t…
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Low 1.8
File existence disclosue vulnerability in IDM plugin
File existence disclosure vulnerability in NetIQ Identity Manager plugin prior to version 4.8.5 allows attacker to determine whether a file exists on the filesystem. This issue affects: Micro Focus NetIQ Identity Manager NetIQ Identity Manager versions prior …
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High 8.9
GitOps Run allows for Kubernetes workload injection
Weave GitOps is a simple open source developer platform for people who want cloud native applications, without needing Kubernetes expertise. A vulnerability in GitOps run could allow a local user or process to alter a Kubernetes cluster's resources. GitOps ru…
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Medium 6.5
In JetBrains TeamCity version before 2022.10, Project Viewer could see scrambled secure values in the MetaRunner settin…
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Medium 4.6
Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor Software for Catalyst Switches Information Disclosure Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the password-recovery disable feature of Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor (ROMMON) Software for Cisco Catalyst Switches could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to recover the configuration or reset the enable password. This vulnerability is …
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Critical 9.0
Weave GitOps leaked cluster credentials into logs on connection errors
Weave GitOps is a simple open source developer platform for people who want cloud native applications, without needing Kubernetes expertise. A vulnerability in the logging of Weave GitOps could allow an authenticated remote attacker to view sensitive cluster …
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Unscored —
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PC…
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Medium 5.0
Cortex XDR Agent: File Information Exposure Vulnerability When Generating Support File
A file information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a support file. This issue impacts: Cortex…
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Medium 6.5
Apport file permission bypass through emacs byte compilation errors
Function check_attachment_for_errors() in file data/general-hooks/ubuntu.py could be tricked into exposing private data via a constructed crash file. This issue affects: apport 2.14.1 versions prior to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8; 2.20.1 versions prior to 2.20.1-…
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Medium 4.0
File disclosure in hbs
The npm hbs package is an Express view engine wrapper for Handlebars. Depending on usage, users of hbs may be vulnerable to a file disclosure vulnerability. There is currently no patch for this vulnerability. hbs mixes pure template data with engine configura…
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Medium 4.9
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information on an affected device. The …
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High 7.7
Post-Auth External Entity Expansion (XXE)
OneDev is an all-in-one devops platform. In OneDev before version 4.0.3, there is a critical vulnerability which may lead to arbitrary file read. When BuildSpec is provided in XML format, the spec is processed by XmlBuildSpecMigrator.migrate(buildSpecString);…
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Medium 6.5CVE-2019-15793 Public exploit
Mishandling of file-system uid/gid with namespaces in shiftfs
In shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, several locations which shift ids translate user/group ids before performing operations in the lower filesystem were translating them into init_user_ns, whe…
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Unscored —CVE-2019-6851 EPSS 29%
A CWE-538: File and Directory Information Exposure vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Premium …
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Unscored —
A local file disclosure flaw was found in Elastic Code versions 7.3.0, 7.3.1, and 7.3.2. If a malicious code repository…
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Medium 4.3
Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Software File Enumeration Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web server functionality of Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform file enumeration on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to t…
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Medium 4.3
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory in Jenkins Credentials Plugin
Jenkins Credentials Plugin 2.1.18 and earlier allowed users with permission to create or update credentials to confirm the existence of files on the Jenkins master with an attacker-specified path, and obtain the certificate content of files containing a PKCS#…
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Medium 6.5
Apache Thrift Node.js static web server sandbox escape
The Apache Thrift Node.js static web server in versions 0.9.2 through 0.11.0 have been determined to contain a security vulnerability in which a remote user has the ability to access files outside the set webservers docroot path.
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Unscored —
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC OA Operator iOS App (All versions < V1.4). Insufficient protection…
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Unscored —
File and directory information exposure vulnerability in SYNO.SurveillanceStation.PersonalSettings.Photo in Synology Su…
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Medium 5.3CVE-2017-9947 Public exploit
A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens APOGEE PXC and TALON TC BACnet Automation Controllers in all versions <V…
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Medium 5.0
Advantech WebAccess File and Directory Information Exposure
The BWOCXRUN.BwocxrunCtrl.1 control contains a method named OpenUrlToBufferTimeout. This method takes a URL as a parameter and returns its contents to the caller in JavaScript. The URLs are accessed in the security context of the current browser session. The …
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High 7.5
Advantech WebAccess File and Directory Information Exposure
The BWOCXRUN.BwocxrunCtrl.1 control contains a method named “OpenUrlToBuffer.” This method takes a URL as a parameter and returns its contents to the caller in JavaScript. The URLs are accessed in the security context of the current browser session. The contr…
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Medium 5.5
Pulp: red hat cloudforms: pulp in red hat cloudforms: information disclosure via world-readable configuration file
A flaw was found in Pulp, as used in Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to read the administrative password due to world-readable permissions on the `pulp.conf` configuration file. This information disclosure could enable unauthorized …