CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0569

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
1.96%

78th percentile - higher than 78% of all known CVEs

Summary

CVE-1999-0569 vulnerability concerns WWW directories that allow auto-indexing. If a directory does not contain an index.html file, users can obtain a list of all files in that directory.

Risk Assessment

The ability to expose directory contents may lead to the leakage of sensitive information or files, posing a security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to add an index.html file to WWW directories or disable auto-indexing to prevent the exposure of directory contents.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A URL for a WWW directory allows auto-indexing, which provides a list of all files in that directory if it does not contain an index.html file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS