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: Use a "whitelist" of allowed protocols (e.g., only http or https ) and strictly forbid the file:// , gopher:// , or php:// schemes.

If you are seeing this string in your logs, your application is likely being scanned for vulnerabilities. 1. Identify the Vulnerability SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery): fetch-url-file-3A-2F-2F-2Froot-2F.aws-2Fconfig

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) occurs when an application receives a user-supplied URL and processes it on the server side without proper validation. Attackers use this to: : Use a "whitelist" of allowed protocols (e