Server-generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
Certain conditions, such as network failure, will cause a server error message to be displayed.
Description
While error messages in and of themselves are not dangerous, per se, it is what an attacker can glean from them that might cause eventual problems.
See Also
Weaknesses in this category are related to sensitive information exposure.
Weaknesses in this category are related to the design and architecture of the entry points to a system. Frequently these deal with minimizing the attack surface throug...
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Exposed Data cluster (SFP23).
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