CWE-497
AllowedExposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete
The product does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the product does.
734 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-QM85-96H4-7F94
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-11 15:31 – Updated: 2025-07-11 15:31A flaw was found in Ansible. Three API endpoints are accessible and return verbose, unauthenticated responses. This flaw allows a malicious user to access data that may contain important information.
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"CVE-2025-53862"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-11T13:15:59Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "A flaw was found in Ansible. Three API endpoints are accessible and return verbose, unauthenticated responses. This flaw allows a malicious user to access data that may contain important information.",
"id": "GHSA-qm85-96h4-7f94",
"modified": "2025-07-11T15:31:36Z",
"published": "2025-07-11T15:31:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53862"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53862"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2379359"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QMJ8-GC4F-CMV3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-23 12:32 – Updated: 2026-07-23 12:32Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure in Create by Mediavine <= 2.5.3 versions.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-65490"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-23T12:18:42Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure in Create by Mediavine \u003c= 2.5.3 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-qmj8-gc4f-cmv3",
"modified": "2026-07-23T12:32:29Z",
"published": "2026-07-23T12:32:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65490"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/mediavine-create/vulnerability/wordpress-create-by-mediavine-plugin-2-5-3-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QR25-X8M6-W7QJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-27 18:31 – Updated: 2024-06-27 18:31Marco Trevisan discovered that the Ubuntu Advantage Desktop Daemon, before version 1.12, leaks the Pro token to unprivileged users by passing the token as an argument in plaintext.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-6388"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-319",
"CWE-497"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-27T16:15:12Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Marco Trevisan discovered that the Ubuntu Advantage Desktop Daemon, before version 1.12, leaks the Pro token to unprivileged users by passing the token as an argument in plaintext.",
"id": "GHSA-qr25-x8m6-w7qj",
"modified": "2024-06-27T18:31:32Z",
"published": "2024-06-27T18:31:32Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6388"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-advantage-desktop-daemon/pull/24"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-advantage-tools/+bug/2068944"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6388"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QX9H-HX3F-JR6W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-06 18:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 04:36Landscape's server-status page exposed sensitive system information. This data leak included GET requests which contain information to attack and leak further information from the Landscape API.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-32550"
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"CWE-497",
"CWE-668"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-06T16:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Landscape\u0027s server-status page exposed sensitive system information. This data leak included GET requests which contain information to attack and leak further information from the Landscape API.",
"id": "GHSA-qx9h-hx3f-jr6w",
"modified": "2024-04-04T04:36:06Z",
"published": "2023-06-06T18:30:20Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32550"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/landscape/+bug/1929037"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R222-JJM5-R49X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-23 21:31 – Updated: 2026-02-27 18:31Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in Jeff Starr Simple Ajax Chat simple-ajax-chat allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects Simple Ajax Chat: from n/a through <= 20251121.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-3075"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-497"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-23T21:19:13Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in Jeff Starr Simple Ajax Chat simple-ajax-chat allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects Simple Ajax Chat: from n/a through \u003c= 20251121.",
"id": "GHSA-r222-jjm5-r49x",
"modified": "2026-02-27T18:31:01Z",
"published": "2026-02-23T21:31:28Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3075"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/simple-ajax-chat/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-ajax-chat-plugin-20251121-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R297-G992-2JWC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-10 09:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:34Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP. This issue affects Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP: from n/a through 1.0.8.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-32228"
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"CWE-497"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-10T08:15:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP. This issue affects Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP: from n/a through 1.0.8.",
"id": "GHSA-r297-g992-2jwc",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:34:38Z",
"published": "2025-04-10T09:30:25Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32228"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ai-image-alt-text-generator-for-wp/vulnerability/wordpress-ai-image-alt-text-generator-for-wp-plugin-1-0-8-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R3HF-M9V3-M56G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-09 15:30 – Updated: 2025-07-09 15:30IBM OpenPages 9.0 is vulnerable to information disclosure of sensitive information due to a weaker than expected security for certain REST end points related to workflow feature of OpenPages. An authenticated user is able to obtain certain information about Workflow related configuration and internal state.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-2670"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-497"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-09T15:15:24Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM OpenPages 9.0 is vulnerable to information disclosure of sensitive information due to a weaker than expected security for certain REST end points related to workflow feature of OpenPages. An authenticated user is able to obtain certain information about Workflow related configuration and internal state.",
"id": "GHSA-r3hf-m9v3-m56g",
"modified": "2025-07-09T15:30:44Z",
"published": "2025-07-09T15:30:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2670"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7239153"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R55F-4694-6XMH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-15 21:30 – Updated: 2026-06-15 21:30Subscriber Sensitive Data Exposure in Visual Link Preview <= 2.4.1 versions.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-48878"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-497"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-15T21:17:17Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Subscriber Sensitive Data Exposure in Visual Link Preview \u003c= 2.4.1 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-r55f-4694-6xmh",
"modified": "2026-06-15T21:30:48Z",
"published": "2026-06-15T21:30:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48878"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/visual-link-preview/vulnerability/wordpress-visual-link-preview-plugin-2-4-1-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R589-95V2-93XR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-11 18:31 – Updated: 2024-10-03 00:30An information exposure vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables a GlobalProtect end user to learn both the configured GlobalProtect uninstall password and the configured disable or disconnect passcode. After the password or passcode is known, end users can uninstall, disable, or disconnect GlobalProtect even if the GlobalProtect app configuration would not normally permit them to do so.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-8687"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-497"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-11T17:15:14Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An information exposure vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables a GlobalProtect end user to learn both the configured GlobalProtect uninstall password and the configured disable or disconnect passcode. After the password or passcode is known, end users can uninstall, disable, or disconnect GlobalProtect even if the GlobalProtect app configuration would not normally permit them to do so.",
"id": "GHSA-r589-95v2-93xr",
"modified": "2024-10-03T00:30:40Z",
"published": "2024-09-11T18:31:08Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8687"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-8687"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/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:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-R63R-WHRP-M52F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-29 12:33 – Updated: 2026-04-29 12:33Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in WPDeveloper BetterDocs betterdocs allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects BetterDocs: from n/a through <= 4.3.10.
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"CVE-2026-42644"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-29T12:16:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in WPDeveloper BetterDocs betterdocs allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects BetterDocs: from n/a through \u003c= 4.3.10.",
"id": "GHSA-r63r-whrp-m52f",
"modified": "2026-04-29T12:33:08Z",
"published": "2026-04-29T12:33:08Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42644"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/betterdocs/vulnerability/wordpress-betterdocs-plugin-4-3-10-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
Mitigation
Production applications should never use methods that generate internal details such as stack traces and error messages unless that information is directly committed to a log that is not viewable by the end user. All error message text should be HTML entity encoded before being written to the log file to protect against potential cross-site scripting attacks against the viewer of the logs
CAPEC-170: Web Application Fingerprinting
An attacker sends a series of probes to a web application in order to elicit version-dependent and type-dependent behavior that assists in identifying the target. An attacker could learn information such as software versions, error pages, and response headers, variations in implementations of the HTTP protocol, directory structures, and other similar information about the targeted service. This information can then be used by an attacker to formulate a targeted attack plan. While web application fingerprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
CAPEC-694: System Location Discovery
An adversary collects information about the target system in an attempt to identify the system's geographical location.
Information gathered could include keyboard layout, system language, and timezone. This information may benefit an adversary in confirming the desired target and/or tailoring further attacks.