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What is this endpoint?

actuator/logfile

Spring Boot Actuator logfile endpoint exposing the application log

What an attacker could do

Direct access to the application log can expose stack traces, user data, session tokens, SQL statements, and credentials written during normal operation, aiding reconnaissance and account compromise.

How to defend it

Disable the logfile endpoint in production, require authentication on Actuator, avoid pointing logging.file to a web-accessible location, and ensure sensitive data is never written to logs.

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