Check if your IP is exposing any ports. If you see 404 page, nothing is exposed

Re:Check if your IP is exposing any ports. If you see 404 pa... by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @02:04PM (#24557847)

Huh, port 80 is open. That's bizarre. It's closed on the router.

What should I do?

Edit: Oh, I see, I have to actually click the link... that gives a "Forbidden" message.

Edit2: And only works locally.

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Re:Check if your IP is exposing any ports. If you see 404 pa... by twelfthnight on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @03:34PM (#24558839)

For others seeing 403 Forbidden:

Check if you are on a VPN as I was seeing 403 Forbidden while on the VPN and 404 when I turned if off.

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Re:Check if your IP is exposing any ports. If you see 404 pa... by achillean on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @05:51PM (#24560370)

Yes, we block access to the website from known VPNs/ Tor/ proxies/ cloud

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Re:Check if your IP is exposing any ports. If you see 404 pa... by pengaru on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @02:29PM (#24558139)

If you're seeing a "403 Forbidden" status code, the port is open and the status code is coming back at the application level from a web server.

Which leaves you open to attack if the web server has vulnerabilities.

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Re:Check if your IP is exposing any ports. If you see 404 pa... by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @02:34PM (#24558183)

Thanks for confirming. It seems to only work on my local network (ie not on my phone if I disconnect from wifi), so I think all is well. Not entirely sure what shodan was seeing, but I suspect it's IP rotation (I haven't had this IP for too long).

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Re:Check if your IP is exposing any ports. If you see 404 pa... by Just1689 on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @02:16PM (#24557984)

Just check your home IP from your phone (off wifi). A friend found port 80 was open on the public IP and closed on the LAN....

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Re:Check if your IP is exposing any ports. If you see 404 pa... by why-el on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @02:08PM (#24557892)

probably IP rotation by the ISP?

Edit: saw your Edit. :)

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