Exposed Environment Configuration File (.env)

Critical Severity Technical Guide

Vulnerability Description

Storing database passwords, payment gateway secrets, and private keys in a public-accessible .env file allows attackers to completely compromise your backend dependencies.

Remediation Guide

To resolve this vulnerability, follow these config changes or developer practices:

Move all configuration files outside of the public document root directory. Enforce server-level file protection rules to block access to env files.

Verify Your Fix

After applying the remediation, run an external attack-surface scan to verify that the vulnerability is no longer detected by WebScanify.

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