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What is this endpoint?

Dockerfile

Docker Image Configuration

What an attacker could do

Discloses base image and version (enabling targeted CVE exploitation), build steps, exposed ports, and any ARG/ENV secrets or embedded credentials baked into the image.

How to defend it

Exclude Dockerfiles from the public document root and use multi-stage builds with build secrets so credentials never persist; serve nothing matching the build artifact paths.

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