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.
839 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-4764-9J4H-QQF3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-28 03:31 – Updated: 2025-08-28 03:31IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager 10.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when detailed technical error messages are returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-36003"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-28T03:15:37Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager 10.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when detailed technical error messages are returned. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.",
"id": "GHSA-4764-9j4h-qqf3",
"modified": "2025-08-28T03:31:22Z",
"published": "2025-08-28T03:31:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36003"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7243303"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-47G2-QMH2-749V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-30 17:52 – Updated: 2025-02-05 16:21Impact
A vulnerability was discovered in Argo CD that exposed secret values in error messages and the diff view when an invalid Kubernetes Secret resource was synced from a repository.
The vulnerability assumes the user has write access to the repository and can exploit it, either intentionally or unintentionally, by committing an invalid Secret to repository and triggering a Sync. Once exploited, any user with read access to Argo CD can view the exposed secret data.
Patches
A patch for this vulnerability is available in the following Argo CD versions: - v2.13.4 - v2.12.10 - v2.11.13
Workarounds
There is no workaround other than upgrading.
References
Fixed with commit https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/6f5537bdf15ddbaa0f27a1a678632ff0743e4107 & https://github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine/commit/7e21b91e9d0f64104c8a661f3f390c5e6d73ddca
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "2.13.0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.13.4"
}
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
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"name": "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2"
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"introduced": "2.12.0"
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]
},
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"name": "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2"
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{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.11.13"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
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"package": {
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"name": "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
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"last_affected": "1.8.7"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-23216"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-200",
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-01-30T17:52:45Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-30T16:15:31Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "### Impact\n\nA vulnerability was discovered in Argo CD that exposed secret values in error messages and the diff view when an invalid Kubernetes Secret resource was synced from a repository. \n\nThe vulnerability assumes the user has write access to the repository and can exploit it, either intentionally or unintentionally, by committing an invalid Secret to repository and triggering a Sync. Once exploited, any user with read access to Argo CD can view the exposed secret data.\n\n### Patches\nA patch for this vulnerability is available in the following Argo CD versions:\n- v2.13.4\n- v2.12.10\n- v2.11.13\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no workaround other than upgrading.\n\n### References\nFixed with commit https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/6f5537bdf15ddbaa0f27a1a678632ff0743e4107 \u0026 https://github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine/commit/7e21b91e9d0f64104c8a661f3f390c5e6d73ddca",
"id": "GHSA-47g2-qmh2-749v",
"modified": "2025-02-05T16:21:44Z",
"published": "2025-01-30T17:52:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-47g2-qmh2-749v"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine/security/advisories/GHSA-274v-mgcv-cm8j"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23216"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/6f5537bdf15ddbaa0f27a1a678632ff0743e4107"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine/commit/7e21b91e9d0f64104c8a661f3f390c5e6d73ddca"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Argo CD does not scrub secret values from patch errors"
}
GHSA-4828-G8J3-35G2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-03 00:01 – Updated: 2022-06-10 00:00Barco Control Room Management Suite web application, which is part of TransForm N before 3.14, is exposing a license file upload mechanism. By tweaking the license file name, the returned error message exposes internal directory path details.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-26973"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-02T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Barco Control Room Management Suite web application, which is part of TransForm N before 3.14, is exposing a license file upload mechanism. By tweaking the license file name, the returned error message exposes internal directory path details.",
"id": "GHSA-4828-g8j3-35g2",
"modified": "2022-06-10T00:00:52Z",
"published": "2022-06-03T00:01:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26973"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.barco.com/en/support/knowledge-base/KB12678"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.barco.com/en/support/transform-n-management-server"
}
],
"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-4CVP-HR63-822J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-05 02:19 – Updated: 2023-12-12 19:45This security update resolves a vulnerability in the OPC UA .NET Standard Reference Server that allows remote attackers to send malicious requests that expose sensitive information.
https://files.opcfoundation.org/SecurityBulletins/OPC%20Foundation%20Security%20Bulletin%20CVE-2023-31048.pdf
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "NuGet",
"name": "OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core"
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"ranges": [
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"introduced": "0"
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"fixed": "1.4.371.86"
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"name": "OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Server"
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"aliases": [
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],
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"CWE-200",
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-05-05T02:19:11Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-12-12T17:15:07Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "This security update resolves a vulnerability in the OPC UA .NET Standard Reference Server that allows\nremote attackers to send malicious requests that expose sensitive information.\n\nhttps://files.opcfoundation.org/SecurityBulletins/OPC%20Foundation%20Security%20Bulletin%20CVE-2023-31048.pdf",
"id": "GHSA-4cvp-hr63-822j",
"modified": "2023-12-12T19:45:15Z",
"published": "2023-05-05T02:19:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/security/advisories/GHSA-4cvp-hr63-822j"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31048"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://files.opcfoundation.org/SecurityBulletins/OPC%20Foundation%20Security%20Bulletin%20CVE-2023-31048.pdf"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/releases"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/releases/tag/1.4.371.86"
}
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"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"
}
],
"summary": "Exposure of Sensitive Information in OPC UA .NET Standard Reference Server"
}
GHSA-4F6M-RG28-HW58
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:02 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:02IBM Security Identity Manager 7.0.2 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: 200102.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-29688"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-20T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "IBM Security Identity Manager 7.0.2 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: 200102.",
"id": "GHSA-4f6m-rg28-hw58",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:02:51Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:02:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29688"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200102"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6454587"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6454605"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-4GC8-MC9C-C46R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-30 21:31 – Updated: 2026-06-30 21:31IBM watsonx.data intelligence 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.0 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.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-36328"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-30T21:16:29Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM watsonx.data intelligence 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser.\u00a0 This information could be used in further attacks against the system.",
"id": "GHSA-4gc8-mc9c-c46r",
"modified": "2026-06-30T21:31:45Z",
"published": "2026-06-30T21:31:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36328"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7277801"
}
],
"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-4GJC-WMQ4-GW8G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-14 18:30 – Updated: 2025-10-14 18:30Generation of error message containing sensitive information in Windows USB Video Driver allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-55676"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-14T17:15:47Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Generation of error message containing sensitive information in Windows USB Video Driver allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.",
"id": "GHSA-4gjc-wmq4-gw8g",
"modified": "2025-10-14T18:30:31Z",
"published": "2025-10-14T18:30:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55676"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55676"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4GWW-XWPQ-HJPP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-14 18:31 – Updated: 2025-01-14 18:31IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD web console could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-52898"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-14T17:15:17Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD web console could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned.",
"id": "GHSA-4gww-xwpq-hjpp",
"modified": "2025-01-14T18:31:59Z",
"published": "2025-01-14T18:31:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52898"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179150"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4H8Q-HVRP-CMQH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-20 03:30 – Updated: 2023-12-20 03:30IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.3 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: 271197.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-47703"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-12-20T02:15:44Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.3 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: 271197.",
"id": "GHSA-4h8q-hvrp-cmqh",
"modified": "2023-12-20T03:30:23Z",
"published": "2023-12-20T03:30:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47703"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/271197"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7091157"
}
],
"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-4M68-W7C2-H86J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:55 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:55In the Android kernel in the video driver there is a kernel pointer leak due to a WARN_ON statement. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-9455"
],
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"CWE-200",
"CWE-209"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-09-06T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "In the Android kernel in the video driver there is a kernel pointer leak due to a WARN_ON statement. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.",
"id": "GHSA-4m68-w7c2-h86j",
"modified": "2022-05-24T16:55:38Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:55:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9455"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
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.