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CWE-210 — Self-generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

provenance: imported · CWE: CWE-210

CWE-210: Self-generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

MITRE CWE weakness

Kind Weakness
Abstraction Base
Status Draft
Likelihood of exploit

Description

The product identifies an error condition and creates its own diagnostic or error messages that contain sensitive information.

Common consequences

  • Confidentiality: Read Application Data

Mitigations

Implementation — Debugging information should not make its way into a production release.

Implementation — Debugging information should not make its way into a production release.

References

  • CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/210.html
  • CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html