CWE-535 — Exposure of Information Through Shell Error Message
CWE-535: Exposure of Information Through Shell Error Message
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Variant |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
A command shell error message indicates that there exists an unhandled exception in the web application code. In many cases, an attacker can leverage the conditions that cause these errors in order to gain unauthorized access to the system.
Common consequences
- Confidentiality: Read Application Data
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/535.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html