Index: scheduler/client.c
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--- ./scheduler/client.c	(revision 11982)
+++ ./scheduler/client.c	(working copy)
@@ -2961,7 +2961,7 @@
     if ((ptr = strchr(filename, '?')) != NULL)
       *ptr = '\0';
 
-    if ((status = stat(filename, filestats)) != 0)
+    if ((status = lstat(filename, filestats)) != 0)
     {
      /*
       * Drop the language prefix and try the root directory...
@@ -2973,14 +2973,35 @@
       if ((ptr = strchr(filename, '?')) != NULL)
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
-      status = stat(filename, filestats);
+      status = lstat(filename, filestats);
     }
   }
 
  /*
-  * If we're found a directory, get the index.html file instead...
+  * If we've found a symlink, 404 the sucker to avoid disclosing information.
   */
 
+  if (!status && S_ISLNK(filestats->st_mode))
+  {
+    cupsdLogMessage(CUPSD_LOG_WARN, "Symlinks such as \"%s\" are not allowed.", filename);
+    return (NULL);
+  }
+
+ /*
+  * Similarly, if the file/directory does not have world read permissions, do
+  * not allow access...
+  */
+
+  if (!status && !(filestats->st_mode & S_IROTH))
+  {
+    cupsdLogMessage(CUPSD_LOG_WARN, "Files/directories such as \"%s\" must be world-readable.", filename);
+    return (NULL);
+  }
+
+ /*
+  * If we've found a directory, get the index.html file instead...
+  */
+
   if (!status && S_ISDIR(filestats->st_mode))
   {
    /*