diff --git a/libs/file/is_world_accessible b/libs/file/is_world_accessible
index f433da5..b3f5d3e 100644
--- a/libs/file/is_world_accessible
+++ b/libs/file/is_world_accessible
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+#include file/is_world_readable
+#include file/is_world_executable
+
 # file::is_world_accessible
 # Checks if a file or directory is world-readable and executable.
 #
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ function file::is_world_accessible() {
 
     if [[ ! -d "$path" ]]; then
       mode=$(stat -c "%a" "$path")
-      if file::is_world_readable "$path"; then
+      if ! file::is_world_readable "$path"; then
         return 1
       fi
 
diff --git a/libs/file/is_world_executable b/libs/file/is_world_executable
index ecb2010..ac9798b 100644
--- a/libs/file/is_world_executable
+++ b/libs/file/is_world_executable
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 #   status (false).
 function file::is_world_executable() {
     local path=${1:?st argument (path) must be set}
-    [[ -n $(find "$path" -perm -005) ]]
+    [[ -n $(find "$path" -maxdepth 0 -perm -005) ]]
 }
diff --git a/libs/file/is_world_readable b/libs/file/is_world_readable
index 1977248..b968340 100644
--- a/libs/file/is_world_readable
+++ b/libs/file/is_world_readable
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 #   status (false).
 function file::is_world_readable() {
     local path=${1:?st argument (path) must be set}
-    [[ -n $(find "$path" -perm -004) ]]
+    [[ -n $(find "$path" -maxdepth 0 -perm -004) ]]
 }
diff --git a/libs/file/is_world_writable b/libs/file/is_world_writable
index 272f8b9..1be1479 100644
--- a/libs/file/is_world_writable
+++ b/libs/file/is_world_writable
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 #   status (false).
 function file::is_world_writable() {
     local path=${1:?st argument (path) must be set}
-    [[ -n $(find "$path" -perm -002) ]]
+    [[ -n $(find "$path" -maxdepth 0 -perm -002) ]]
 }