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What is this endpoint?

api/version

API Version Information

What an attacker could do

An API version endpoint discloses the exact application or framework version, letting attackers look up and target known CVEs for that specific release.

How to defend it

Remove version disclosure from public responses, or return a generic identifier, and ensure components are patched so any leaked version does not map to known exploits.

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