CWE-209
AllowedGeneration of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data.
900 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-2VVG-J984-HH8P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-10 18:31 – Updated: 2026-03-16 18:32loginok.html in Wing FTP Server before 7.4.4 discloses the full local installation path of the application when using a long value in the UID cookie.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-47813"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-10T17:15:47Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "loginok.html in Wing FTP Server before 7.4.4 discloses the full local installation path of the application when using a long value in the UID cookie.",
"id": "GHSA-2vvg-j984-hh8p",
"modified": "2026-03-16T18:32:02Z",
"published": "2025-07-10T18:31:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47813"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/MrTuxracer/advisories/blob/master/CVEs/CVE-2025-47813.txt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-47813"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.rcesecurity.com/2025/06/what-the-null-wing-ftp-server-rce-cve-2025-47812"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wftpserver.com"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2W6R-VQMF-FP8M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-30 21:31 – Updated: 2026-07-30 21:31IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 and IBM Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access Container 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 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.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-11904"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-30T19:17:04Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 and IBM Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access Container 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 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.",
"id": "GHSA-2w6r-vqmf-fp8m",
"modified": "2026-07-30T21:31:48Z",
"published": "2026-07-30T21:31:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11904"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7279510"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2WX3-WGWM-8JH9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-15 12:30 – Updated: 2023-12-15 12:30Due to improper error handling, a REST API resource could expose a server side error containing an internal WSO2 specific package name in the HTTP response.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-6839"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-12-15T11:15:48Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Due to improper error handling, a REST API resource could expose a server side error containing an internal WSO2 specific package name in the HTTP response.\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-2wx3-wgwm-8jh9",
"modified": "2023-12-15T12:30:32Z",
"published": "2023-12-15T12:30:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6839"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2022/WSO2-2021-1334"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2XWV-3CC9-FP7C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-09-11 23:07 – Updated: 2020-08-31 18:49Versions of seneca prior to 3.9.0 are vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure. When a process using the package crashes all environment variables are printed. This may leak sensitive data such as access keys, especially given scenarios when log-monitoring systems store the error output.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 3.9.0 or later.
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "seneca"
},
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
},
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"fixed": "3.9.0"
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-5483"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": "2019-09-11T22:45:13Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "Versions of `seneca` prior to 3.9.0 are vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure. When a process using the package crashes all environment variables are printed. This may leak sensitive data such as access keys, especially given scenarios when log-monitoring systems store the error output.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nUpgrade to version 3.9.0 or later.",
"id": "GHSA-2xwv-3cc9-fp7c",
"modified": "2020-08-31T18:49:15Z",
"published": "2019-09-11T23:07:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5483"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/526258"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/501.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1155"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [],
"summary": "Sensitive Data Exposure in seneca"
}
GHSA-32H9-HQHX-9J29
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-04 15:31 – Updated: 2024-11-08 15:31This vulnerability exists in the Wave 2.0 due to improper exception handling for invalid inputs at certain API endpoint. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing invalid inputs for “userId” parameter in the API request leading to generation of error message containing sensitive information on the targeted system.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-51560"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-04T13:17:05Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "This vulnerability exists in the Wave 2.0\u00a0due to improper exception handling for invalid inputs at certain API endpoint. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing invalid inputs for \u201cuserId\u201d parameter in the API request leading to generation of error message containing sensitive information on the targeted system.",
"id": "GHSA-32h9-hqhx-9j29",
"modified": "2024-11-08T15:31:12Z",
"published": "2024-11-04T15:31:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51560"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01\u0026VLCODE=CIVN-2024-0332"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-347P-RFHX-H7FF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:57 – Updated: 2022-12-07 21:30IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a stack trace is returned in the browser. IBM X-Force ID: 163177.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-4441"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-10-03T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a stack trace is returned in the browser. IBM X-Force ID: 163177.",
"id": "GHSA-347p-rfhx-h7ff",
"modified": "2022-12-07T21:30:29Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:57:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4441"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163177"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/959023"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-35HG-HHVC-V35W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:09 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:09IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook Premium (IBM i2 Analyze 4.3.0, 4.3.1, and 4.3.2) 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. IBM X-Force ID: 196341.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-20430"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-07-26T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM i2 Analyst\u0027s Notebook Premium (IBM i2 Analyze 4.3.0, 4.3.1, and 4.3.2) 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. IBM X-Force ID: 196341.",
"id": "GHSA-35hg-hhvc-v35w",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:09:13Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:09:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20430"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196341"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6474861"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-36HQ-V2FC-RPQP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-16 15:30 – Updated: 2023-08-16 21:13Jenkins Folders Plugin displays an error message when attempting to access the Scan Organization Folder Log if no logs are available.
In Folders Plugin 6.846.v23698686f0f6 and earlier, this error message includes the absolute path of a log file, exposing information about the Jenkins controller file system.
Folders Plugin 6.848.ve3b_fd7839a_81 does not display the absolute path of a log file in the error message.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cloudbees-folder"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
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"fixed": "6.848.ve3b"
}
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
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],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-40338"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209",
"CWE-532"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-08-16T21:13:57Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-08-16T15:15:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Jenkins Folders Plugin displays an error message when attempting to access the Scan Organization Folder Log if no logs are available.\n\nIn Folders Plugin 6.846.v23698686f0f6 and earlier, this error message includes the absolute path of a log file, exposing information about the Jenkins controller file system.\n\nFolders Plugin 6.848.ve3b_fd7839a_81 does not display the absolute path of a log file in the error message.",
"id": "GHSA-36hq-v2fc-rpqp",
"modified": "2023-08-16T21:13:57Z",
"published": "2023-08-16T15:30:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40338"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-08-16/#SECURITY-3109"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/16/3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Jenkins Folders Plugin information disclosure vulnerability"
}
GHSA-3728-546X-W527
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 22:28 – Updated: 2022-05-24 22:28Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer) contains an Error Message Information Disclosure vulnerability that if exploited, could allow kernel pointers and debug messages to leak to userland.
An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-27015"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-10-30T00:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer) contains an Error Message Information Disclosure\u00a0vulnerability\u00a0that if exploited, could allow kernel pointers and debug messages\u00a0to leak to userland.\n\n\n\nAn attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-3728-546x-w527",
"modified": "2022-05-24T22:28:06Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T22:28:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27015"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-09975"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1286"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-372M-JX97-V923
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-27 06:31 – Updated: 2026-08-27 06:31When the RabbitMQ management aliveness check fails, the configured admin password is embedded in cleartext in the thrown exception message. Spring AMQP 4.1.0 Spring AMQP 4.0.0 - 4.0.4 Spring AMQP 3.2.0 - 3.2.12 Spring AMQP 2.4.18 and earlier
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-59271"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-27T06:17:21Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "When the RabbitMQ management aliveness check fails, the configured admin password is embedded in cleartext in the thrown exception message.\nSpring AMQP 4.1.0\nSpring AMQP 4.0.0 - 4.0.4\nSpring AMQP 3.2.0 - 3.2.12\nSpring AMQP 2.4.18 and earlier",
"id": "GHSA-372m-jx97-v923",
"modified": "2026-08-27T06:31:35Z",
"published": "2026-08-27T06:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59271"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59271"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-39
- 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.
Mitigation
Handle exceptions internally and do not display errors containing potentially sensitive information to a user.
Mitigation MIT-33
Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction
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.
Mitigation MIT-40
Strategy: Compilation or Build Hardening
Debugging information should not make its way into a production release.
Mitigation MIT-40
Strategy: Environment Hardening
Debugging information should not make its way into a production release.
Mitigation
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.
Mitigation
Create default error pages or messages that do not leak any information.
CAPEC-215: Fuzzing for application mapping
An attacker sends random, malformed, or otherwise unexpected messages to a target application and observes the application's log or error messages returned. The attacker does not initially know how a target will respond to individual messages but by attempting a large number of message variants they may find a variant that trigger's desired behavior. In this attack, the purpose of the fuzzing is to observe the application's log and error messages, although fuzzing a target can also sometimes cause the target to enter an unstable state, causing a crash.
CAPEC-463: Padding Oracle Crypto Attack
An adversary is able to efficiently decrypt data without knowing the decryption key if a target system leaks data on whether or not a padding error happened while decrypting the ciphertext. A target system that leaks this type of information becomes the padding oracle and an adversary is able to make use of that oracle to efficiently decrypt data without knowing the decryption key by issuing on average 128*b calls to the padding oracle (where b is the number of bytes in the ciphertext block). In addition to performing decryption, an adversary is also able to produce valid ciphertexts (i.e., perform encryption) by using the padding oracle, all without knowing the encryption key.
CAPEC-54: Query System for Information
An adversary, aware of an application's location (and possibly authorized to use the application), probes an application's structure and evaluates its robustness by submitting requests and examining responses. Often, this is accomplished by sending variants of expected queries in the hope that these modified queries might return information beyond what the expected set of queries would provide.
CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection
Blind SQL Injection results from an insufficient mitigation for SQL Injection. Although suppressing database error messages are considered best practice, the suppression alone is not sufficient to prevent SQL Injection. Blind SQL Injection is a form of SQL Injection that overcomes the lack of error messages. Without the error messages that facilitate SQL Injection, the adversary constructs input strings that probe the target through simple Boolean SQL expressions. The adversary can determine if the syntax and structure of the injection was successful based on whether the query was executed or not. Applied iteratively, the adversary determines how and where the target is vulnerable to SQL Injection.