Default port and HTTP without TLS need to be removed #1
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Why Default ports are susceptible to vulnerabilities Description Most cyber attacks occur due to default port usage. Reff: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/most-cyber-attacks-focus-on-just-three-tcp-ports/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20report%2C%20the,(Hypertext%20Transfer%20Protocol%20Secure) Use of HTTP without TLS/SSL is a security weakness: CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Some of the endpoints are still using HTTP that is insecure ... replaced with secure HTTP (HTTP with SSL/TLS) that exists Details: I found instances where the HTTP protocol is used instead of HTTPS (HTTP with TLS). According to the Common Weakness Enumeration organization this is a security weakness (https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/319.html).
Some of the endpoints are still using HTTP that is insecure ... replaced with secure HTTP (HTTP with SSL/TLS) that exists Details: I found instances where the HTTP protocol is used instead of HTTPS (HTTP with TLS). According to the Common Weakness Enumeration organization this is a security weakness (https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/319.html).
Some of the endpoints are still using HTTP that is insecure ... replaced with secure HTTP (HTTP with SSL/TLS) that exists. These fixes are similar to MossabTN#1 Details: I found instances where the HTTP protocol is used instead of HTTPS (HTTP with TLS). According to the Common Weakness Enumeration organization this is a security weakness (https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/319.html).
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Why
Default ports are susceptible to vulnerabilities
Description
Most cyber attacks occur due to default port usage.
Reff: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/most-cyber-attacks-focus-on-just-three-tcp-ports/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20report%2C%20the,(Hypertext%20Transfer%20Protocol%20Secure)
Use of HTTP without TLS/SSL is a security weakness: CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information