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laravel/.env

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What is this endpoint?

laravel/.env

Laravel environment file containing database credentials and app keys

What an attacker could do

Discloses APP_KEY, database credentials, mail and third-party API keys, allowing an attacker to decrypt sessions, forge signed data, and access connected services.

How to defend it

Confirm the web root points to public/ so .env stays outside it, add explicit web-server rules denying dotfiles, and rotate APP_KEY and all secrets if exposed.

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