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Technical information leak - Stacktrace

Description​

Errors or exceptional events are not properly handled by the application allowing an attacker to disclose technical information from system error traces:

Impact​

Exhibit technical information of the system.

Recommendation​

  • Remove functions that print technical information such as PrintStacktrace from the source code

  • Handle errors with typified exceptions and store them in duly protected logs

Threat​

Internal attacker with access to the server console.

Expected Remediation Time​

⌚ 15 minutes.

Score​

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the vulnerability.

Base​

  • Attack vector: N
  • Attack complexity: L
  • Privileges required: L
  • User interaction: N
  • Scope: U
  • Confidentiality: L
  • Integrity: N
  • Availability: N

Temporal​

  • Exploit code madurity: P
  • Remediation level: U
  • Report confidence: R

Result​

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:R
  • Score:
    • Base: 4.3
    • Temporal: 3.9
  • Severity:
    • Base: Medium
    • Temporal: Low

Code Examples​

Compliant code​

The application correctly handles exceptions without using print functions that leak technical information

public class Test {
  public static void main(String[ ] args) {
    try {
      //Code to handle data that could result in an exception
    } catch (IndexException e) {
      if (e.toString() == "Error"){
        return Exception("Error message")
      }
    }
  }
}

Non compliant code​

The application uses stacktrace functions that could potentially print sensitive information

public class Test {
  public static void main(String[ ] args) {
    try {
      //Code to handle data that could result in an exception
    } catch (IndexException e) {
      if (e.toString() == "Error"){
        System.out.println("Error");
      }
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

Requirements​

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