Command Shell in Externally Accessible Directory

A possible shell file exists in /cgi-bin/ or other accessible directories. This is extremely dangerous and can be used by an attacker to execute commands on the web server.

  • Source

    CWE Catalog - 4.17

  • Identifier

    CWE-553

  • Status

    Incomplete

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See Also

Comprehensive Categorization: Exposed Resource

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SFP Secondary Cluster: Tainted Input to Command

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