Pakistan’s largest life insurance corporation, the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan, is facing serious cybersecurity concerns after an independent security researcher claimed multiple public-facing systems were left improperly secured, potentially exposing sensitive infrastructure and internal resources.
The findings were published by an independent security researcher, Mr RD, who shared the technical breakdown through his cybersecurity write-up and Telegram handle @itsRdhere.
According to the report, several endpoints tied to Oracle APEX, Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS), Laravel applications, and legacy PHP systems were allegedly accessible without proper authentication or hardening.
The researcher claimed that once document endpoints were identified, sequential ID testing made it possible to discover additional unprotected resources, a common issue when applications rely on predictable integer-based identifiers instead of randomized tokens or UUIDs.
The report also pointed to potential SQL injection risks in older PHP-based systems, alleging that some applications appeared to rely on outdated coding practices commonly associated with legacy mysql_query() implementations and direct string concatenation.
Another major concern involved Laravel debug exposure. According to the write-up, paths such as /storage/logs/, .env, and phpinfo() endpoints may have been publicly accessible in certain cases, potentially exposing credentials, environment variables, internal configurations, and server-level information.
The findings further alleged that certain admin panels and AML-related portals lacked sufficient authentication controls, significantly expanding the potential attack surface.
The researcher stressed that the issue was not related to weaknesses in Oracle APEX, ORDS, or Laravel themselves, but rather insecure deployment practices and weak security configurations.
At the time of writing, the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan has not publicly responded to the claims, and it remains unclear whether any customer data was accessed or exploited.
The incident highlights growing concerns about cybersecurity practices within Pakistan’s public and enterprise digital infrastructure, particularly where enterprise-grade technologies are deployed without corresponding investment in secure configuration, code auditing, and operational security governance.
