OWASP Periodic Table of Vulnerabilities - Server Misconfiguration

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Root Cause Summary
Platform technologies (web servers, application servers, operating systems) are configured insecurely.

Browser / Standards Solution
None

Perimeter Solution
Ensure proper application settings are deployed in configuration file/s. Provide secure default settings. Run all server software using low-privilege user accounts.

Generic Framework Solution
None

Custom Framework Solution
None

Custom Code Solution
None

Discussion / Controversy
None