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What is this endpoint?

server.js

Common Node.js server entry-point file

What an attacker could do

Exposure of this entry point reveals the Node.js server's listening config, route wiring, and dependencies, and any inline secrets, providing a blueprint for targeted attacks.

How to defend it

Serve only built/static assets publicly, keep server source out of the web root, and load configuration and credentials from environment variables rather than inline.

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