Weakness · Medium
CWE-537: Java Runtime Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
What it is
In many cases, an attacker can leverage the conditions that cause unhandled exception errors in order to gain unauthorized access to the system.
- Severity (our rating)
- Medium
- Likelihood of exploit
- Not rated by MITRE
- Introduced during
- Implementation
- Exploited in the wild
- No CVE in CISA's catalog
What an attacker can do
- Read Application Data (Confidentiality)
How to prevent it
Implementation
- Do not expose sensitive error information to the user.
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