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Re: How to list all the URLs on a web server
From: <michaelsilk () gmail com>
Date: 8 Jan 2005 10:02:11 -0000
In-Reply-To: <17ADFE40-60CA-11D9-8241-000A95C42430 () alexandria cc> Hi, The main problem with linkable filenames like that is not that they are easily guessable, but that they are predictable from previous information. Basically, if you can guess a future filename from a previous one, or an employee in the company can guess filenames based on the "algorithm" (i.e. date?, etc) then you have a problem. The request to prove that it can be guessed should be approached in this manner. It's not really practical to guess the filename unless you can restrict the the possible names in some fashion - figure out how to do this and then you can prove something :) As for a tool to view all URLS (you mean files) on a webserver - no, it's not possible unless the server provides some means to do it (i.e. enabled "directory browsing" in iis, etc). And typically this will be disabled. -- Michael
Hi Everyone, I am auditing a system where files are stored on a web server and accessed without authentication directly by an application that knows each file URL. I don't like it but the app owner wants me to demonstrate that someone could guess the URLs. I have tried a number of spider tools but they are based on links so they don't pull up anything. I am wondering if there is a tool or another method where I could find out all the URLs on the web site. The funny thing is I saw this same kind of system with the same explanation just the other week at another company. Maybe its a new trend... Regards, sakaba
Current thread:
- How to list all the URLs on a web server Lists (Jan 07)
- Re: How to list all the URLs on a web server skill2die4 (Jan 08)
- RE: How to list all the URLs on a web server Lyal Collins (Jan 08)
- Re: How to list all the URLs on a web server GuidoZ (Jan 08)
- Re: How to list all the URLs on a web server Dan Connelly (Jan 09)
- Re: How to list all the URLs on a web server PCSage Information Services (Jan 10)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: How to list all the URLs on a web server Ofer Shezaf (Jan 08)
- Re: How to list all the URLs on a web server Rafael San Miguel Carrasco (Jan 09)
- Re: How to list all the URLs on a web server tie (Jan 09)
- Re: How to list all the URLs on a web server michaelsilk (Jan 08)
- RE: How to list all the URLs on a web server Ofer Shezaf (Jan 10)