# Microsoft accidentally exposed their private Xbox game developer forums

DevFeed: [Microsoft accidentally exposed their private Xbox game developer forums](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/microsoft-accidentally-exposed-their-private-xbox-game-developer-forums-32597.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://eaton-works.com/2022/01/31/microsoft-accidentally-exposed-their-private-xbox-game-developer-forums/>)

Author: Eaton

Published: 2022-01-31T17:56:48Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Eaton Works Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eaton-works-feed.md>)

Topics: [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [Xbox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xbox.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bug.md>), [Azure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/azure.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [azure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [bug-bounty](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug-bounty.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email.md>), [game](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/game.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>), [website](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/website.md>), [xbox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xbox.md>)

## AI overview

In 2015, a Microsoft staging website exposed years of private Xbox game developer forum content without authentication. The issue was reported through the site's support email, and the forums were taken offline about 24 hours later. The report did not qualify for a Microsoft bug bounty because the domain was ineligible.

## Source excerpt

A misconfigured staging site exposed several years worth of private Xbox game developer forum content.