Weakness (CWE)
CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
The product generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data.
How to prevent it (7 mitigations)
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Implementation
Ensure that error messages only contain minimal details that are useful to the intended audience and no one else. The messages need to strike the balance between being too cryptic (which can confuse users) or being too detailed (which may reveal more than intended). The messages should not reveal the methods that were used to determine the error. Attackers can use detailed information to refine or optimize their original attack, thereby increasing their chances of success.
If errors must be captured in some detail, record them in log messages, but consider what could occur if the log messages can be viewed by attackers. Highly sensitive information such as passwords should never be saved to log files.
Avoid inconsistent messaging that might accidentally tip off an attacker about internal state, such as whether a user account exists or not.
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Implementation
Handle exceptions internally and do not display errors containing potentially sensitive information to a user.
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Implementation
Use naming conventions and strong types to make it easier to spot when sensitive data is being used. When creating structures, objects, or other complex entities, separate the sensitive and non-sensitive data as much as possible.
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Implementation, Build and Compilation
Debugging information should not make its way into a production release.
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Implementation, Build and Compilation
Debugging information should not make its way into a production release.
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System Configuration
Where available, configure the environment to use less verbose error messages. For example, in PHP, disable the display_errors setting during configuration, or at runtime using the error_reporting() function.
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System Configuration
Create default error pages or messages that do not leak any information.
Source: MITRE CWE-209
524 results · Feed
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Medium 5.5
Infinispan: credential leakage in infinispan cli
A flaw was found in Infinispan CLI. A sensitive password, decoded from a Base64-encoded Kubernetes secret, is processed in plaintext and included in a command string that may expose the data in an error message when a command is not found.
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High 7.5CVE-2025-44203 Public exploit
In HotelDruid 3.0.0 and 3.0.7, the unauthenticated database-setup endpoint creadb.php can be reached before setup is co…
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Medium 4.0
Jackson-core Vulnerable to Memory Disclosure via Source Snippet in JsonLocation
Jackson-core contains core low-level incremental ("streaming") parser and generator abstractions used by Jackson Data Processor. Starting in version 2.0.0 and prior to version 2.13.0, a flaw in jackson-core's `JsonLocation._appendSourceDesc` method allows up …
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Medium 4.3
IBM Verify Identity Access Digital Credentials information disclosure
IBM Verify Identity Access Digital Credentials 24.06 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Medium 4.3
IBM Security Guardium information disclosure
IBM Security Guardium 12.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Medium 6.9
User enumeration in M3M Printer Server Web
User enumeration vulnerability in M3M Printer Server Web. This issue occurs during user authentication, where a difference in error messages could allow an attacker to determine whether a username is valid or not, allowing a brute force attack on valid userna…
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Low 3.7
Mailform Pro CGI prior to 4.3.4 generates error messages containing sensitive information, which may allow a remote una…
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Medium 5.8
Error Message Contains Sensitive Information
An administrator could discover another account's credentials.
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Medium 4.5
Vault May Include Sensitive Data in Error Logs When Using the KV v2 Plugin
Vault Community and Vault Enterprise Key/Value (kv) Version 2 plugin may unintentionally expose sensitive information in server and audit logs when users submit malformed payloads during secret creation or update operations via the Vault REST API. This vulner…
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Low 3.5
Disclosure of sensitive information in an error message in GoAnywhere prior to version 7.8.0
When a Web User without Create permission on subfolders attempts to upload a file to a non-existent directory, the error message includes the absolute server path which may allow Fuzzing for application mapping. This issue affects GoAnywhere: before 7.8.0.
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Medium 4.9
ZTE GoldenDB Database product has an information disclosure vulnerability
There is an information disclosure vulnerability in the GoldenDB database product. Attackers can exploit error messages to obtain the system's sensitive information.
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Medium 4.3
IBM InfoSphere Information Server information disclosure
IBM InfoSphere Information 11.7 Server authenticated user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in a request. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Medium 5.3
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Username Enumeration Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to enumerate LDAP user accounts. This vulnerability is due to the improper handling of LDAP authentication requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sendi…
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Medium 6.3
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.1 before 17.8.7, 17.9 before 17.9.6, and 17.10 before 17.10.4. This allows attackers to perform targeted searches with sensitive keywords to get the count of issues containing the search…
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Medium 4.3
WordPress Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita plugin <= 4.5.5 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in vcita Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita meeting-scheduler-by-vcita allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects Online Booking & Scheduling C…
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Medium 4.3
HCL Traveler is affected by generation of error messages containing sensitive information
HCL Traveler generates some error messages that provide detailed information about errors and failures, such as internal paths, file names, sensitive tokens, credentials, error codes, or stack traces. Attackers could exploit this information to gain insights …
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Medium 5.3
API Platform Core can leak exceptions message that may contain sensitive information
API Platform Core is a system to create hypermedia-driven REST and GraphQL APIs. From 3.2.0 until 3.2.4, exception messages, that are not HTTP exceptions, are visible in the JSON error response. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.5.
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Low 2.7
IBM InfoSphere Information Server information disclosure
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Low 2.7
In JetBrains TeamCity before 2025.03 exception could lead to credential leakage on Cloud Profiles page
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Medium 4.4
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in GitLab
An issue was discovered in GitLab EE/CE affecting all versions starting from 11.5 before 17.7.7, all versions starting from 17.8 before 17.8.5, all versions starting from 17.9 before 17.9.2. Certain user inputs in repository mirroring settings could potential…
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Medium 5.3
Absolute Path Disclosure Vulnerability in Hillstone Next Generation FireWall
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Hillstone Networks Hillstone Next Generation FireWall.This issue affects Hillstone Next Generation FireWall: from 5.5R8P1 before 5.5R8P23.
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Medium 4.1
Information Disclosure in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform
Due to improper error handling in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform, technical details of the application are revealed in exceptions thrown to the user and in stack traces. Only an attacker with administrator level privileges has access to t…
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Medium 5.3
GMOD Apollo Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
After attempting to upload a file that does not meet prerequisites, GMOD Apollo will respond with local path information disclosure
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Low 3.3
IBM EntireX information disclosure
IBM EntireX 11.1 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Low 3.3
IBM EntireX information disclosure
IBM EntireX 11.1 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Low 3.3
IBM EntireX information disclosure
IBM EntireX 11.1 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Low 3.3
IBM EntireX information disclosure
IBM EntireX 11.1 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Low 3.3
IBM EntireX information disclosure
IBM EntireX 11.1 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Low 3.3
IBM EntireX information disclosure
IBM EntireX 11.1 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Low 3.3
IBM EntireX information disclosure
IBM EntireX 11.1 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Medium 5.8
MET ONE 3400+ Potential Credential Exposure
MET ONE 3400+ instruments running software v1.0.41 can, under rare conditions, temporarily store credentials in plain text within the system. This data is not available to unauthenticated users.
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Medium 5.3
C9 Blocks <= 1.7.7 - Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure
The C9 Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.7. This is due the plugin containing a publicly accessible composer-setup.php file with error display enabled. This makes it possible for unauth…
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Medium 5.3
Actionwear products sync <= 2.3.2 - Unauthenticated Full Patch Disclosure
The Actionwear products sync plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.2. This is due the composer-setup.php file being publicly accessible with 'display_errors' set to true. This makes it possible fo…
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Medium 5.3
WooODT Lite – Delivery & pickup date time location for WooCommerce <= 2.5.1 - Unauthenticated Full Path Dsiclosure
The WooODT Lite – Delivery & pickup date time location for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.1. This is due the /inc/bycwooodt_get_all_orders.php file being publicly accessible and…
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Medium 5.3
BigBuy Dropshipping Connector for WooCommerce <= 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosute
The BigBuy Dropshipping Connector for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due the /vendor/cocur/slugify/bin/generate-default.php file being directly accessible and trigger…
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Medium 5.3
AForms Eats <= 1.3.1 - Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure
The AForms Eats plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This is due the /vendor/aura/payload-interface/phpunit.php file being publicly accessible and displaying error messages. This makes it poss…
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Low 3.5
SolarWinds Platform Information Disclosure Vulnerability
The SolarWinds Platform is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability through an error message. While the data does not provide anything sensitive, the information could assist an attacker in other malicious actions.
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Low 3.3
IBM EntireX information disclosure
IBM EntireX 11.1 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Medium 4.3
IBM ApplinX Information Disclosure
IBM ApplinX 11.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Low 2.7
IBM Security Verify Access information disclosure
IBM Security Verify Access Appliance and Container 10.0.0 through 10.0.8 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.