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Application & OT Security · Foundational

Directory Listing

A web server setting that displays a list of files in a directory when no index file is present.

Definition

Enabled directory listing discloses file names, backups and configuration files. It is a security misconfiguration fixed by disabling autoindexing in the web server.

Example

Browsing to /uploads/ shows every file users have uploaded.

Exam tip

Classic misconfiguration finding; disable autoindex/Options Indexes.

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