CWE-552
AllowedFiles or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.
669 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
CVE-2025-52460 (GCVE-0-2025-52460)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-28 08:27 – Updated: 2025-08-28 14:17- CWE-552 - Files or directories accessible to external parties
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOS Co., Ltd. | SS1 |
Affected:
Ver.16.0.0.10 and earlier (Media version:16.0.0a and earlier) (Affected under Windows environment only)
|
|
| DOS Co., Ltd. | SS1 Cloud |
Affected:
Ver.2.1.3 and earlier (Affected under Windows environment only)
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CVE-2025-49797 (GCVE-0-2025-49797)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-25 09:25 – Updated: 2025-08-19 06:48- CWE-552 - Files or directories accessible to external parties
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. | Multiple driver installers for Windows |
Affected:
see the information provided by the vendor
|
|
| Toshiba Tec Corporation | Multiple driver installers for Windows |
Affected:
see the information provided by the vendor
|
|
| Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Multiple driver installers for Windows |
Affected:
see the information provided by the vendor
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CVE-2025-43758 (GCVE-0-2025-43758)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-22 18:18 – Updated: 2025-08-22 18:49- CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liferay | Portal |
Affected:
7.4.0 , ≤ 7.4.3.132
(maven)
|
|
| Liferay | DXP |
Affected:
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CVE-2025-43749 (GCVE-0-2025-43749)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-20 12:32 – Updated: 2025-08-20 15:12- CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| Liferay | Portal |
Affected:
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(maven)
|
|
| Liferay | DXP |
Affected:
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CVE-2025-40908 (GCVE-0-2025-40908)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-01 13:41 – Updated: 2025-06-02 03:22- CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| TINITA | YAML::LibYAML |
Affected:
0 , < 0.903.0
(custom)
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Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-15 13:01 – Updated: 2026-05-15 11:14| URL | Tags |
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CVE-2025-33150 (GCVE-0-2025-33150)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-10 19:33 – Updated: 2025-11-10 19:40- CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
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CVE-2025-32819 (GCVE-0-2025-32819)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-07 17:18 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:28- CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
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CVE-2025-31996 (GCVE-0-2025-31996)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-13 03:46 – Updated: 2025-10-14 13:40- CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
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CVE-2025-30103 (GCVE-0-2025-30103)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-30 18:18 – Updated: 2025-07-30 18:29- CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
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Mitigation
When storing data in the cloud (e.g., S3 buckets, Azure blobs, Google Cloud Storage, etc.), use the provider's controls to disable public access.
CAPEC-150: Collect Data from Common Resource Locations
An adversary exploits well-known locations for resources for the purposes of undermining the security of the target. In many, if not most systems, files and resources are organized in a default tree structure. This can be useful for adversaries because they often know where to look for resources or files that are necessary for attacks. Even when the precise location of a targeted resource may not be known, naming conventions may indicate a small area of the target machine's file tree where the resources are typically located. For example, configuration files are normally stored in the /etc director on Unix systems. Adversaries can take advantage of this to commit other types of attacks.
CAPEC-639: Probe System Files
An adversary obtains unauthorized information due to improperly protected files. If an application stores sensitive information in a file that is not protected by proper access control, then an adversary can access the file and search for sensitive information.