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.
833 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-8RCH-VV85-5XV9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-28 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:14User enumeration is found in PHP Jabbers Restaurant Booking Script v3.0. This issue occurs during password recovery, where a difference in messages could allow an attacker to determine if the user is valid or not, enabling a brute force attack with valid users.
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"details": "User enumeration is found in PHP Jabbers Restaurant Booking Script v3.0. This issue occurs during password recovery, where a difference in messages could allow an attacker to determine if the user is valid or not, enabling a brute force attack with valid users.",
"id": "GHSA-8rch-vv85-5xv9",
"modified": "2024-04-04T07:14:23Z",
"published": "2023-08-28T15:30:17Z",
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"url": "https://medium.com/%40mfortinsec/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-phpjabbers-part-3-40fc3565982f"
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"url": "https://medium.com/@mfortinsec/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-phpjabbers-part-3-40fc3565982f"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.phpjabbers.com/restaurant-booking-system"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-8RMG-C6QW-6RM2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:37 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:37HCL Domino v9, v10, v11 is susceptible to an Information Disclosure vulnerability in XPages due to improper error handling of user input. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the XPages software running on the Domino server.
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-12-22T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "HCL Domino v9, v10, v11 is susceptible to an Information Disclosure vulnerability in XPages due to improper error handling of user input. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the XPages software running on the Domino server.",
"id": "GHSA-8rmg-c6qw-6rm2",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:37:01Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:37:01Z",
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"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0085881"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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GHSA-8RQP-G9HP-4X68
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-18 06:35 – Updated: 2026-04-08 18:33The BigBuy Dropshipping Connector for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.19. This is due the /vendor/cocur/slugify/bin/generate-default.php file being directly accessible and triggering an error. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.
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"details": "The BigBuy Dropshipping Connector for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.19. This is due the /vendor/cocur/slugify/bin/generate-default.php file being directly accessible and triggering an error. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.",
"id": "GHSA-8rqp-g9hp-4x68",
"modified": "2026-04-08T18:33:48Z",
"published": "2025-02-18T06:35:38Z",
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bigbuy-wc-dropshipping-connector/tags/2.0.0/vendor/cocur/slugify/bin/generate-default.php"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bigbuy-wc-dropshipping-connector/trunk/vendor/cocur/slugify/bin/generate-default.php"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3281936%40bigbuy-wc-dropshipping-connector\u0026new=3281936%40bigbuy-wc-dropshipping-connector\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
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"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15f38b3e-69fe-436f-ba4b-7985ec9dac00?source=cve"
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GHSA-8W3J-G983-8JH5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-07-11 14:23 – Updated: 2021-06-11 15:37Versions of parse-server prior to 3.6.0 could allow an account enumeration attack via account linking.
ParseError.ACCOUNT_ALREADY_LINKED(208) was thrown BEFORE the AuthController checks the password and throws a ParseError.SESSION_MISSING(206) for Insufficient auth. An attacker can guess ids and get information about linked accounts/email addresses.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, Open an issue in the parse-server Parse Community Vulnerability Disclosure Program
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"modified": "2021-06-11T15:37:15Z",
"published": "2019-07-11T14:23:09Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/73b0f9a339b81f5d757725dc557955a7b670a3ec"
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"url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PARSESERVER-455637"
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"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1114"
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"url": "https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Testing_for_User_Enumeration_and_Guessable_User_Account_(OWASP-AT-002)#Description_of_the_Issue"
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"summary": "Sensitive Data Exposure in parse-server"
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GHSA-8WV9-MPGP-4X9V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-20 12:00 – Updated: 2022-10-21 19:01Sensitive information could be displayed when a detailed technical error message is posted. This information could disclose environmental details.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-19T22:15:00Z",
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"details": "Sensitive information could be displayed when a detailed technical error message is posted. This information could disclose environmental details.",
"id": "GHSA-8wv9-mpgp-4x9v",
"modified": "2022-10-21T19:01:16Z",
"published": "2022-10-20T12:00:17Z",
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.sentryone.com/help/sentryone-platform-release-notes"
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"url": "https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2022-38107"
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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"
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GHSA-93H2-HJ2Q-42GJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:22 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:22In JForum 2.1.8, an unauthenticated, remote attacker can enumerate whether a user exists by using the "create user" function. If a register/check/username?username= request corresponds to a username that exists, then an "is already in use" error is produced. NOTE: this product is discontinued.
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-02-12T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In JForum 2.1.8, an unauthenticated, remote attacker can enumerate whether a user exists by using the \"create user\" function. If a register/check/username?username= request corresponds to a username that exists, then an \"is already in use\" error is produced. NOTE: this product is discontinued.",
"id": "GHSA-93h2-hj2q-42gj",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:22:52Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:22:52Z",
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.criticalstart.com/2019/02/information-disclosure-in-jforum-2-1-x-syntax"
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-94JC-V9RF-W32J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:43 – Updated: 2022-05-28 00:00If Content Security Policy blocked frame navigation, the full destination of a redirect served in the frame was reported in the violation report; as opposed to the original frame URI. This could be used to leak sensitive information contained in such URIs. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86, Thunderbird < 78.8, and Firefox ESR < 78.8.
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-02-26T02:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "If Content Security Policy blocked frame navigation, the full destination of a redirect served in the frame was reported in the violation report; as opposed to the original frame URI. This could be used to leak sensitive information contained in such URIs. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 86, Thunderbird \u003c 78.8, and Firefox ESR \u003c 78.8.",
"id": "GHSA-94jc-v9rf-w32j",
"modified": "2022-05-28T00:00:23Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:43:12Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23968"
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"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1687342"
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00000.html"
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"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-09"
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"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-10"
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"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4866"
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"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07"
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"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-08"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-958M-GXMC-MCCM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-18 20:07 – Updated: 2026-03-20 21:24Impact
This is an Improper Error Handling vulnerability with Information Exposure implications.
- Security Impact: The UDM incorrectly converts a downstream 400 Bad Request (from UDR) into a 500 Internal Server Error when handling DELETE requests with an empty supi path parameter. This leaks internal error handling behavior and makes it difficult for clients to distinguish between client-side errors and server-side failures.
- Functional Impact: When a client sends a DELETE request with an empty supi (e.g., double slashes // in URL path), the UDM forwards the malformed request to UDR, which correctly returns 400. However, UDM propagates this as 500 SYSTEM_FAILURE instead of returning the appropriate 400 error to the client. This violates REST API best practices for DELETE operations.
- Affected Parties: All deployments of free5GC v4.0.1 using the UDM Nudm_SDM service with DELETE operations on sdm-subscriptions endpoint.
Patches
Yes, the issue has been patched.
The fix is implemented in PR free5gc/udm#79.
Users should upgrade to the next release of free5GC that includes this commit.
Workarounds
There is no direct workaround at the application level. The recommendation is to apply the provided patch or implement API gateway-level validation to reject DELETE requests with empty path parameters before they reach UDM.
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"modified": "2026-03-20T21:24:12Z",
"published": "2026-03-18T20:07:17Z",
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GHSA-95JP-3QWQ-RJ66
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-19 12:30 – Updated: 2026-05-12 12:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: send: handle path ref underflow in header iterate_inode_ref()
Change BUG_ON to proper error handling if building the path buffer fails. The pointers are not printed so we don't accidentally leak kernel addresses.
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"modified": "2026-05-12T12:31:50Z",
"published": "2024-05-19T12:30:39Z",
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024529c27c8b4b273325a169e078337c8279e229"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1363ed8867b81ea169fba2ccc14af96a85ed183"
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html"
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GHSA-9636-H6XG-CH93
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-06 06:31 – Updated: 2024-09-06 06:31The Remember Me Controls plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.1. This is due to the plugin allowing direct access to the bootstrap.php file which has display_errors on. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.
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"aliases": [
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-06T04:15:05Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"id": "GHSA-9636-h6xg-ch93",
"modified": "2024-09-06T06:31:41Z",
"published": "2024-09-06T06:31:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7415"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remember-me-controls/tags/2.0.1/tests/phpunit/bootstrap.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3146603%40remember-me-controls\u0026new=3146603%40remember-me-controls\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01707346-86c2-45c8-a2c9-81a147506fa4?source=cve"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
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.