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What is this endpoint?

debug/default/view?panel=config/frontend_dev.php

Symfony

What an attacker could do

An exposed Symfony web debug toolbar/profiler leaks application configuration, environment variables, database queries, session contents, and source paths, handing an attacker the data needed for deeper compromise.

How to defend it

Ensure APP_ENV is set to prod and the profiler/web-debug bundle is disabled or uninstalled in production; block /debug and /_profiler routes at the web server.

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