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.git/logs/HEAD

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What is this endpoint?

.git/logs/HEAD

Git reflog of HEAD movements, leaks commit history from an exposed .git directory

What an attacker could do

The reflog leaks commit hashes, author identities, timestamps, and branch history, allowing an attacker to fetch individual objects and recover source code or secrets that existed in prior commits.

How to defend it

Deny web access to the entire .git directory at the server level, deploy from build artifacts rather than working trees, and purge sensitive history while rotating any exposed credentials.

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