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What is this endpoint?

data/nextcloud.log

Nextcloud

What an attacker could do

Exposes Nextcloud's application log, which can reveal usernames, internal file paths, IP addresses, and error details useful for targeted attacks against the instance.

How to defend it

Ensure the data/ directory is outside or denied by the web server (Nextcloud ships .htaccess rules), verify the deny rules are active, and store logs where they are not web-accessible.

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