An attacker compromises a website via SQL injection or a vulnerable plugin. They upload a web shell (a script that allows remote command execution). As part of their persistence, they create password.txt in a public directory to store credentials harvested from the server’s memory or database. A typo in their upload script makes the directory open to the world.
To enhance the security and exclusivity of a password.txt file: index of passwordtxt extra quality exclusive
You might wonder: How does a file named password.txt end up publicly indexed on a web server? The answer lies in three common failure points. An attacker compromises a website via SQL injection