handbook/tools/3.Web-Hacking/3.Business-Logic/Information-Disclosure/Notes/3.Common-Sources-of-Information-Disclosure.md

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## Common Sources of Information Disclosure
Common Sources of Information Disclosure
- File for Web Crawlers
/robots.txt
/sitemap.xml
- Directory Listings
- Developer Comments
- Error Messages
Pay attention to any verbose error messages
§ Template Engine
§ Database Type
§ Server being used
§ Versions
- Use this to search for documented exploits
- If open-source, you can study the actual code being used
- Debugging Data
- Look for the following:
§ Values for key session variables
§ Hostnames of creds for back-end components
§ File and directory names on the server
§ Keys used to encrypt data
- User Account Pages
- Source Code Disclosure via Backup Files
- Often include API keys or creds for back-end components
- Version Control History
- Exposed /.git directories
- Load on personal machine and browse through it