{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "openssl-encrypt"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.4.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-201"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-01T21:11:59Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nThe `/ready` endpoint in `openssl_encrypt_server/server.py` at **lines 159-175** catches database errors and returns the full exception string in the response.\n\n### Affected Code\n\n```python\nexcept Exception as e:\n    return {\"status\": \"not_ready\", \"reason\": str(e)}\n```\n\n### Impact\n\nDatabase exception messages can leak:\n- Database hostnames and IP addresses\n- Connection parameters and port numbers\n- Driver version information\n- Potentially database credentials if included in connection string errors\n\nThis information is available to unauthenticated callers.\n\n### Recommended Fix\n\n- Return a generic error message: `{\"status\": \"not_ready\", \"reason\": \"database unavailable\"}`\n- Log the full exception server-side for debugging\n\n### Fix\n\nFixed in commit `7aa8787` on branch `releases/1.4.x` \u2014 replaced str(e) with generic \"database check failed\" message; full exception logged server-side at WARNING level.",
  "id": "GHSA-2vhw-q7vh-7xv2",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T21:11:59Z",
  "published": "2026-04-01T21:11:59Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-2vhw-q7vh-7xv2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/commit/7aa8787f4de2e9a23f58fca067bb16c4c69d28bb"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "openssl-encrypt\u0027s readiness endpoint leaks database error details to unauthenticated callers"
}