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DETECTION OVERVIEW
Risk Factors
Anyone can accidentally discover a website directory by typing a modified URI into their web browser. Automated web directory scans are easy to run and have few disadvantages. Attackers primarily perform a website directory enumeration to gather information about potential targets or find other hidden new attack vectors.
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Kill Chain
Risk Score
37
Website directories that contain sensitive files or other interesting information can be revealed with website directory enumeration. First, an attacker sends HTTP requests to a host with several possible directory names in the URI, such as host/admin and host/logs. The server hosting the website returns a status code for each URI, providing the attacker with basic information about existing directories. For example, the attacker can ignore URIs associated with a 404 (Not Found) status code, and target URIs that returned other status codes for additional attacks.
