Title: MacOS X Client Apache Directory Contents Disclosure Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
A vulnerability exists when Apache webserver is used with Mac OS X Client.
An invisible file (.DS_Store) is created by the finder, in each web directory. The invisible file contains all of the file contents within that directory.
Due to a flaw in Mac OS file permissions, an issue exists which could disclose the contents of a particular web directory to an unauthorized user. Requesting a URL with the relative path of a '.DS_Store' file, will reveal the contents of the particular directory. For example:
http://www.example.com/directoryname/.ds_store
will reveal the file contents of the requested directory (directoryname).
This vulnerability could be used in conjunction with a previously discovered issue (BID 2852), which causes files to be arbitrarily disclosed through mixed case file requests.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to the disclosure of sensitive data, which may assist in further attacks against the target host.
Affected Products:
- Apache Software Foundation Apache for Mac 1.3.14 Mac
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