Severity levels
In the case of issues, the severity icon indicates the severity level of the issue; in the case of Issue Types and URLs, it indicates the most severe of all issues under that node.
Icon |
Indicates |
Description |
Examples |
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High severity |
Direct danger to your application, web server, or information |
Executing commands on server, stealing customer information, denial of service |
|
Medium severity |
Threat through unauthorized access to private areas, though the database and operating system are not at risk |
Script source disclosure, forceful browsing |
|
Low severity |
Allow for unauthorized reconnaissance |
Server path disclosure, internal IP address disclosure |
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Informational |
Issues you should know about, not necessarily security issues |
Insecure methods enabled |