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What is this endpoint?

.git/refs/heads/master

Git reference pointing to the tip commit of the master branch, part of an exposed .git directory.

What an attacker could do

Combined with other readable .git objects, it lets an attacker reconstruct the repository and its history, exposing source code, secrets, and credentials.

How to defend it

Block all access to .git at the web server, deploy from a clean build artifact rather than a working clone, and rotate any secrets found in history.

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