Spring Security permitAll on /admin and /actuator paths
Rule ID: vetkit.kotlin.spring-security.permit-all-sensitive-path
Spring Security permits unauthenticated access to an administrative or management path (/admin/**, /actuator/**, /internal/** or EndpointRequest.toAnyEndpoint()).
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Suite: Security
kotlin
Spring Security permits unauthenticated access to an administrative or management path (/admin/**, /actuator/**, /internal/** or EndpointRequest.toAnyEndpoint()).
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Require a role for these paths (authorize("/admin/**", hasRole("ADMIN"))) and open only the specific public Actuator endpoints you need (EndpointRequest.to("health", "info")).
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/kotlin.yml.
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