services / Azure / Web App slot app setting

App settings of an Azure App Service deployment slot, injected into the running app as environment variables.

App settings routinely hold API keys, passwords, and connection secrets returned in cleartext; treated as credential material.

Microsoft.​Web/​Sites/​slots/​config/​appsettings/​read

This management-plane read returns the slot's app setting values in cleartext, which commonly embed secrets/credentials usable to pivot into backing services.

Risks

1. Cryptographic exfiltration (CRITICAL)
2. Lateral movement (BOOST)

Scope: CRITICAL

This privilege may grant access to sensitive data from a significant fraction of organizational functions, allow interruption of critical organizational services, or its exploit could lead to significant privilege escalation.

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