CWE-220

Storage of File With Sensitive Data Under FTP Root
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The product stores sensitive data under the FTP server root with insufficient access control, which might make it accessible to untrusted parties.

Status
draft
Abstraction
variant

Common Consequences

confidentiality
Impacts
read application data

Potential Mitigations

Phases:
implementation system configuration
Descriptions:
• Avoid storing information under the FTP root directory.
• Access control permissions should be set to prevent reading/writing of sensitive files inside/outside of the FTP directory.