Security misconfiguration — settings mhux sikuri, defaults, jew configurations — hija waħda mill-aktar debolezzi ta' sikurezza komuni (riskju OWASP Top 10). Tinkludi defaults esposti, features mhux meħtieġa, errors verbose, u hardening nieqsa. L-evitar tagħha jeħtieġ configuration sikura u deliberata.
Misconfigurations komuni
✗ INSECURE DEFAULTS left unchanged → default passwords, default accounts, sample content
✗ Unnecessary FEATURES/services/ports enabled → larger attack surface
✗ VERBOSE ERRORS in production → stack traces leaking internal details to attackers
✗ Missing SECURITY HEADERS; misconfigured CORS (allow-all); directory listing enabled
✗ Exposed admin/management interfaces or debug endpoints publicly
✗ Cloud misconfigs → public storage buckets, open databases, over-permissive access
✗ Outdated software / unpatched systems; overly permissive file/access permissions
