Secrets & Exposure
critical Severity
Free Check
Exposed Debug Endpoints (/debug, /actuator, /telescope)
Identifies publicly accessible diagnostic and profiling routes (Spring Boot /actuator/env, Laravel /telescope, Django /__debug__).
Why It Matters
Spring actuator and profiling endpoints reveal active database credentials, heap dumps, and internal environment configs.
How We Check This
We probe for common diagnostic endpoints and evaluate whether they return authenticated application metrics.
How to Fix & Implement
Copy-paste configuration blocks tailored for your web server or edge proxy.
nginx snippet
location ~* ^/(actuator|telescope|_debugbar|phpinfo) { deny all; return 404; }Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Spring Boot /actuator/env dangerous?
It displays all environment variables, including active database passwords and cloud API keys.