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What is this endpoint?
data/dump.sql
SQL dump file path probed for database exfiltration
What an attacker could do
A reachable SQL dump hands the attacker a full offline copy of the database including user records, password hashes, and internal schema, enabling credential cracking and targeted follow-on attacks without touching the live database.
How to defend it
Never store backups under the web root; keep dumps in an access-controlled location off the server and block requests for .sql files at the web server with a 404 or 403.
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