CWE-538Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory

Description

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.

Common consequences

• Confidentiality→Read Files or Directories

Potential mitigations

• Architecture and Design,Operation,System Configuration
  Do not expose file and directory information to the user.

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