====== Online Backup Vulnerability ======

Older software versions or backup copies of applications that exist in the publically-accessible web document root may be at risk of exploitation.

===== Exploits =====

  * [[security:attack:cgi_scanning|CGI]], [[security:attack:directory_scanning|Directory]], or [[security:attack:file_system_scanning|File system]] scanning may be exployed to find this vulnerability.

===== Remedy =====

Store backups and other sensitive information in another location or on an entirely different host, if possible.

===== Additional Information =====

  * See [[security:web_application_security|web application security]] and [[catalog|security vulnerabilities catalog]].