CWE-552
AllowedFiles or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.
729 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-Q3M2-FP75-5458
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:46 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:46A vulnerability in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers running the Cisco StarOS operating system could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite or modify sensitive system files. The vulnerability is due to the inclusion of sensitive system files within specific FTP subdirectories. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by overwriting sensitive configuration files through FTP. An exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite configuration files on an affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd47739. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.v0.65839.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-6774"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-552"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-08-17T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers running the Cisco StarOS operating system could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite or modify sensitive system files. The vulnerability is due to the inclusion of sensitive system files within specific FTP subdirectories. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by overwriting sensitive configuration files through FTP. An exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite configuration files on an affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd47739. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.v0.65839.",
"id": "GHSA-q3m2-fp75-5458",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:46:46Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:46:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6774"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-staros2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100386"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039182"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q43M-VHCP-MHVM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-06 00:02 – Updated: 2026-10-06 00:02Summary
When the HTML backend renders pages in a headless browser (HTMLBackendOptions(render_page=True)), the enable_local_fetch option is not enforced. A crafted HTML file can embed an arbitrary local file (for example with <iframe src="file:///...">), and that file's contents appear in the page image attached to the returned DoclingDocument.
Details
In render mode, Playwright requests are filtered by HTMLDocumentBackend._get_browser_request_block_reason. In affected versions, this check allowed file: URLs unconditionally, before reading any option. As a result:
enable_local_fetch=Falsedid not block local file access, and- even with
enable_local_fetch=True, file access was not limited to the source document's directory, unlike the non-render path (ImageResourceLoader), which rejects absolute paths and path traversal.
Versions 2.82.0–2.90.x did no request filtering in render mode at all.
The browser runs with JavaScript disabled (from 2.91.0), so disclosure is passive: only what Chromium renders visibly inside the page viewport ends up in the page image.
Only Path inputs are affected. They are loaded through a file:// URL. Stream inputs are loaded with page.set_content() into an opaque origin, from which Chromium does not load file:// subresources.
Impact
An attacker who can submit HTML for conversion can read any text file the conversion process can read (for example .env files, credential files, or other users' documents on a shared host) by having it rendered into the page image.
Only applications that meet all of these conditions are affected:
- they set
HTMLBackendOptions(render_page=True)in Python, - they have the optional
playwrightdependency installed, and - they pass untrusted HTML as a filesystem
Path.
The following are not affected: the default configuration (render_page=False), the docling CLI, docling-serve, and the EPUB, Markdown, XBRL and email backends.
Patches
Fixed in 2.118.1 (#3948). In render mode, file: requests are now blocked unless enable_local_fetch=True, and allowed requests are limited to the source document's directory.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade, don't use render_page=True on untrusted HTML, or pass the input as a stream instead of a Path.
Credits
Reported by @priyankn.
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "docling"
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"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "2.82.0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.118.1"
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "docling-slim"
},
"ranges": [
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"introduced": "2.92.0"
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}
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]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-105750"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-552",
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-10-06T00:02:27Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "### Summary\n\nWhen the HTML backend renders pages in a headless browser (`HTMLBackendOptions(render_page=True)`), the `enable_local_fetch` option is not enforced. A crafted HTML file can embed an arbitrary local file (for example with `\u003ciframe src=\"file:///...\"\u003e`), and that file\u0027s contents appear in the page image attached to the returned `DoclingDocument`.\n\n### Details\n\nIn render mode, Playwright requests are filtered by `HTMLDocumentBackend._get_browser_request_block_reason`. In affected versions, this check allowed `file:` URLs unconditionally, before reading any option. As a result:\n\n- `enable_local_fetch=False` did not block local file access, and\n- even with `enable_local_fetch=True`, file access was not limited to the source document\u0027s directory, unlike the non-render path (`ImageResourceLoader`), which rejects absolute paths and path traversal.\n\nVersions 2.82.0\u20132.90.x did no request filtering in render mode at all.\n\nThe browser runs with JavaScript disabled (from 2.91.0), so disclosure is passive: only what Chromium renders visibly inside the page viewport ends up in the page image.\n\nOnly `Path` inputs are affected. They are loaded through a `file://` URL. Stream inputs are loaded with `page.set_content()` into an opaque origin, from which Chromium does not load `file://` subresources.\n\n### Impact\n\nAn attacker who can submit HTML for conversion can read any text file the conversion process can read (for example `.env` files, credential files, or other users\u0027 documents on a shared host) by having it rendered into the page image.\n\nOnly applications that meet **all** of these conditions are affected:\n\n- they set `HTMLBackendOptions(render_page=True)` in Python,\n- they have the optional `playwright` dependency installed, and\n- they pass untrusted HTML as a filesystem `Path`.\n\nThe following are **not** affected: the default configuration (`render_page=False`), the `docling` CLI, `docling-serve`, and the EPUB, Markdown, XBRL and email backends.\n\n### Patches\n\nFixed in **2.118.1** (#3948). In render mode, `file:` requests are now blocked unless `enable_local_fetch=True`, and allowed requests are limited to the source document\u0027s directory.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIf you can\u0027t upgrade, don\u0027t use `render_page=True` on untrusted HTML, or pass the input as a stream instead of a `Path`.\n\n### Credits\n\nReported by @priyankn.",
"id": "GHSA-q43m-vhcp-mhvm",
"modified": "2026-10-06T00:02:27Z",
"published": "2026-10-06T00:02:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-q43m-vhcp-mhvm"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/docling-project/docling/pull/3948"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/1612b8875b0937447ce3122536fb5360a7102a0a"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/docling-project/docling"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.118.1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Docling: `enable_local_fetch` is not enforced in HTML browser-rendering mode"
}
GHSA-Q48V-HQMW-C65V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:02 – Updated: 2026-07-29 18:31In InvoicePlane 1.5.11 a misconfigured web server allows unauthenticated directory listing and file download. Allowing an attacker to directory traversal and download files suppose to be private without authentication.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-29024"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-552"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-17T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In InvoicePlane 1.5.11 a misconfigured web server allows unauthenticated directory listing and file download. Allowing an attacker to directory traversal and download files suppose to be private without authentication.",
"id": "GHSA-q48v-hqmw-c65v",
"modified": "2026-07-29T18:31:28Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:02:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29024"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/InvoicePlane/InvoicePlane/pull/754"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://notnnor.github.io/research/2021/03/17/files-or-directories-accessible-to-external-parties-in-invoiceplane.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://seran.github.io/research/2021/03/17/files-or-directories-accessible-to-external-parties-in-invoiceplane.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q5MG-PC7R-R8CR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-05 06:30 – Updated: 2024-06-17 15:21Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties vulnerability in smb server in ProjectDiscovery Interactsh allows remote attackers to read/write any files in the directory and subdirectories of where the victim runs interactsh-server via anonymous login.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/projectdiscovery/interactsh"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.2.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-5262"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-552"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-06-05T17:06:29Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-05T04:15:11Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties vulnerability in smb server in ProjectDiscovery Interactsh allows remote attackers to read/write any files in the directory and subdirectories of where the victim runs interactsh-server via anonymous login.",
"id": "GHSA-q5mg-pc7r-r8cr",
"modified": "2024-06-17T15:21:34Z",
"published": "2024-06-05T06:30:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5262"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/projectdiscovery/interactsh/pull/874"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/projectdiscovery/interactsh/commit/6a0cb98b16636a98712729f3d23e34d8bf7260e7"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/projectdiscovery/interactsh"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2907"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://zuso.ai/advisory/za-2024-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in ProjectDiscovery"
}
GHSA-Q66H-R8Q8-X284
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-19 00:01 – Updated: 2022-03-01 00:01This affects the package cesanta/mongoose before 7.6. The unsafe handling of file names during upload using mg_http_upload() method may enable attackers to write files to arbitrary locations outside the designated target folder.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-25299"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-552"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-18T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "This affects the package cesanta/mongoose before 7.6. The unsafe handling of file names during upload using mg_http_upload() method may enable attackers to write files to arbitrary locations outside the designated target folder.",
"id": "GHSA-q66h-r8q8-x284",
"modified": "2022-03-01T00:01:04Z",
"published": "2022-02-19T00:01:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25299"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/c65c8fdaaa257e0487ab0aaae9e8f6b439335945"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-UNMANAGED-CESANTAMONGOOSE-2404180"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-Q8XM-X824-W6GF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-07 21:33 – Updated: 2024-11-26 00:33BlueCMS 1.6 suffers from Arbitrary File Deletion via the file_name parameter in an /admin/database.php?act=del request.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-45894"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-552"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-07T19:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "BlueCMS 1.6 suffers from Arbitrary File Deletion via the file_name parameter in an /admin/database.php?act=del request.",
"id": "GHSA-q8xm-x824-w6gf",
"modified": "2024-11-26T00:33:31Z",
"published": "2024-10-07T21:33:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45894"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/source-trace/bluecms/issues/1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/yihanjinchangtai/215ea4bf71edb0ac9df33b221b63a3a9"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q98H-8J3Q-H49W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-04 18:31 – Updated: 2026-09-04 21:31An arbitrary file read vulnerability in /cgi-bin/ugwdownload.cgi of MBS-Solutions X-Serie Gateway firmware V6_00_05 allows a remote authenticated user with the low-privileged Standard role to retrieve arbitrary files from the device filesystem via the file query string parameter.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-75164"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-552"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-04T16:17:58Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An arbitrary file read vulnerability in /cgi-bin/ugwdownload.cgi of MBS-Solutions X-Serie Gateway firmware V6_00_05 allows a remote authenticated user with the low-privileged Standard role to retrieve arbitrary files from the device filesystem via the file query string parameter.",
"id": "GHSA-q98h-8j3q-h49w",
"modified": "2026-09-04T21:31:48Z",
"published": "2026-09-04T18:31:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75164"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://en.mbs-solutions.de/mbs"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://en.mbs-solutions.de/xserie"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/SilviaMun/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2026-75164"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q9CR-5729-R8J2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-14 06:30 – Updated: 2024-08-14 06:30The CAYIN Technology CMS lacks proper access control, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to download arbitrary CGI files.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-7729"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-552"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-14T04:15:07Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The CAYIN Technology CMS lacks proper access control, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to download arbitrary CGI files.",
"id": "GHSA-q9cr-5729-r8j2",
"modified": "2024-08-14T06:30:23Z",
"published": "2024-08-14T06:30:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7729"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://resource1.cayintech.com/patch"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8004-ed9aa-2.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8003-5543e-1.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-Q9VW-WR57-XJV3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-15 01:57 – Updated: 2023-02-03 00:34An access flaw was found in Heketi 5, where the heketi.json configuration file was world readable. An attacker having local access to the Heketi server could read plain-text passwords from the heketi.json file.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/heketi/heketi"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "5.0.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-15104"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-552"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-05-19T22:48:28Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2017-12-18T19:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An access flaw was found in Heketi 5, where the heketi.json configuration file was world readable. An attacker having local access to the Heketi server could read plain-text passwords from the heketi.json file.",
"id": "GHSA-q9vw-wr57-xjv3",
"modified": "2023-02-03T00:34:34Z",
"published": "2022-02-15T01:57:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15104"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/heketi/heketi/commit/787bae461b23003a4daa4d1d639016a754cf6b00"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3481"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15104"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510149"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/heketi/heketi/releases/tag/v5.0.1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Information Exposure in Heketi"
}
GHSA-QGMH-W9PV-X25V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:13 – Updated: 2022-09-25 00:00An improper access control vulnerability in sspInit() in BlockchainTZService prior to SMR Sep-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to start BlockchainTZService.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-25459"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-552"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-09-09T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An improper access control vulnerability in sspInit() in BlockchainTZService prior to SMR Sep-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to start BlockchainTZService.",
"id": "GHSA-qgmh-w9pv-x25v",
"modified": "2022-09-25T00:00:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:13:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25459"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021\u0026month=9"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
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.
CAPEC-150: Collect Data from Common Resource Locations
An adversary exploits well-known locations for resources for the purposes of undermining the security of the target. In many, if not most systems, files and resources are organized in a default tree structure. This can be useful for adversaries because they often know where to look for resources or files that are necessary for attacks. Even when the precise location of a targeted resource may not be known, naming conventions may indicate a small area of the target machine's file tree where the resources are typically located. For example, configuration files are normally stored in the /etc director on Unix systems. Adversaries can take advantage of this to commit other types of attacks.
CAPEC-639: Probe System Files
An adversary obtains unauthorized information due to improperly protected files. If an application stores sensitive information in a file that is not protected by proper access control, then an adversary can access the file and search for sensitive information.