snag.page

Every check ยท Exposed files

Subversion and Mercurial

exposure/vcs-other

What it checks

/.svn/wc.db, /.hg/requires

Why it matters

Anyone can download the source code it holds.

How to fix it

  1. Block every path that starts /.svn or /.hg in the web server.
  2. Deploy without those folders.

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