Actuator Expose All Endpoints
Spring Boot Actuator is configured to expose all web endpoints (management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*), publishing sensitive endpoints such as /env, /heapdump, /threaddump, and /mappings (CWE-16).
Standards mapping
- OWASP Top 10
- A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration
- OWASP ASVS
- V14.3.2 (L1)
Vulnerable vs. safe
// management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*// management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=health,infoWhy it matters & how to fix it
Spring Boot Actuator is configured to expose all web endpoints (management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*), publishing sensitive endpoints such as /env, /heapdump, /threaddump, and /mappings (CWE-16). Expose only the endpoints you need (e.g. health, info) and require authentication/authorization on the actuator base path.
References
Rule ID integsec-java-actuator-expose-all-endpoints - engine: Opengrep - license: MIT - Copyright (c) IntegSec Inc.
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