CWE - CWE-537: Java Runtime Error Message Containing Sensitive Information (4.16)

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margin:0px 0px 2px 0px; vertical-align: text-bottom">CWE-537: Java Runtime Error Message Containing Sensitive Information</h2> <div style="text-align:right; margin:5px 0px 0px 5px; padding-bottom:1px; white-space:nowrap;"></div> </div> <div xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="CWEDefinition" class="Weakness"> <div class="title"> <div class="status"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" width="33%" nowrap> <div style="font-weight:bold"> Weakness ID: 537 </div><span> <span style="font-weight:bold"> <a href="#Vulnerability_Mapping_Notes_537">Vulnerability Mapping</a>:<span class="tool"> <span style="color:#4E8F4A">ALLOWED</span> <span class="tip">This CWE ID may be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities</span> </span> </span> <br> <span class="tool">Abstraction: <span style="font-weight:normal">Variant</span> <span class="tip">Variant - a weakness that is linked to a certain type of product, typically involving a specific language or technology. 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The Scope identifies the application security area that is violated, while the Impact describes the negative technical impact that arises if an adversary succeeds in exploiting this weakness. The Likelihood provides information about how likely the specific consequence is expected to be seen relative to the other consequences in the list. For example, there may be high likelihood that a weakness will be exploited to achieve a certain impact, but a low likelihood that it will be exploited to achieve a different impact.</span></span> <table width="98%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="Detail"> <tr> <th valign="middle" width="135px" nowrap>Scope</th> <th valign="middle">Impact</th> <th valign="middle" width="100px" nowrap>Likelihood</th> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" nowrap>Confidentiality</td> <td valign="middle" width="100%"> <div style="padding-top:5px"> <p class="smaller" style="font-weight:normal"> <span class="subheading">Technical Impact: </span><i>Read Application Data</i> </p> </div> <div style="padding-top:5px"></div> </td> <td valign="middle" nowrap></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Potential_Mitigations"> <div class="heading" id="Potential_Mitigations_537"><span><a href="javascript:toggleblocksOC('537_Potential_Mitigations');"><img id="ocimg_537_Potential_Mitigations" src="/images/head_more.gif" border="0" alt="+"></a> </span>Potential Mitigations</div> <div name="oc_537_Potential_Mitigations" id="oc_537_Potential_Mitigations" class="expandblock"> <div class="detail"> <div class="indent"> <div id="Grouped"> <table width="98%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="Detail"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p class="subheading">Phase: Implementation</p> <div class="indent">Do not expose sensitive error information to the user.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Relationships"> <div class="heading" id="Relationships_537"> <span> <a href="javascript:toggleblocksOC('537_Relationships');"> <img id="ocimg_537_Relationships" src="/images/head_more.gif" border="0" alt="+"> </a> </span> Relationships </div> <div name="oc_537_Relationships" id="oc_537_Relationships" class="expandblock"> <div class="detail"> <div class="indent"> <span class="section tool"> <img src="/images/dictionary.gif" alt="Section Help"> <span class="tip">This table shows the weaknesses and high level categories that are related to this weakness. These relationships are defined as ChildOf, ParentOf, MemberOf and give insight to similar items that may exist at higher and lower levels of abstraction. In addition, relationships such as PeerOf and CanAlsoBe are defined to show similar weaknesses that the user may want to explore.</span> </span> <div id="relevant_table"> <div class="reltable"> <span><a href="javascript:toggleblocksOC('537_1000_relevant_table');"> <img id="ocimg_537_1000_relevant_table" src="/images/head_more.gif" border="0" alt="+"></a> </span>Relevant to the view "Research Concepts" (CWE-1000) <div name="oc_537_1000_relevant_table" id="oc_537_1000_relevant_table" class="expandblock"> <div class="tabledetail"> <div class="indent"> <div xmlns:saxon="http://saxon.sf.net/" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan" class="tabledetail"> <table width="98%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="Detail"> <tr> <th valign="top" width="110px">Nature</th> <th valign="top" width="40px">Type</th> <th valign="top" width="50px">ID</th> <th valign="top">Name</th> </tr> <tbody> <tr class="primary Weakness"> <td valign="top">ChildOf</td> <td valign="top" nowrap class="right" align="center" style="padding-top:1px"> <span class="tool"><img src="/images/icons/base.gif" alt="Base" class="icon"> <span class="tip">Base - a weakness that is still mostly independent of a resource or technology, but with sufficient details to provide specific methods for detection and prevention. Base level weaknesses typically describe issues in terms of 2 or 3 of the following dimensions: behavior, property, technology, language, and resource.</span> </span> </td> <td valign="top"> 211 </td> <td valign="top"> <a href="/data/definitions/211.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Externally-Generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information</a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Modes_Of_Introduction"> <div class="heading" id="Modes_Of_Introduction_537"><span><a href="javascript:toggleblocksOC('537_Modes_Of_Introduction');"><img id="ocimg_537_Modes_Of_Introduction" src="/images/head_more.gif" border="0" alt="+"></a> </span>Modes Of Introduction</div> <div name="oc_537_Modes_Of_Introduction" id="oc_537_Modes_Of_Introduction" class="expandblock"> <div class="tabledetail"> <div class="indent"><span class="section tool"><img src="/images/dictionary.gif" alt="Section Help"><span class="tip">The different Modes of Introduction provide information about how and when this weakness may be introduced. The Phase identifies a point in the life cycle at which introduction may occur, while the Note provides a typical scenario related to introduction during the given phase.</span></span> <table width="98%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="Detail"> <tr> <th valign="middle" width="110px">Phase</th> <th valign="middle">Note</th> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" nowrap>Implementation</td> <td valign="middle" width="100%"></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Applicable_Platforms"> <div class="heading" id="Applicable_Platforms_537"><span><a href="javascript:toggleblocksOC('537_Applicable_Platforms');"><img id="ocimg_537_Applicable_Platforms" src="/images/head_more.gif" border="0" alt="+"></a> </span>Applicable Platforms</div> <div name="oc_537_Applicable_Platforms" id="oc_537_Applicable_Platforms" class="expandblock"> <div class="detail"> <div class="indent"><span class="section tool"><img src="/images/dictionary.gif" alt="Section Help"><span class="tip">This listing shows possible areas for which the given weakness could appear. These may be for specific named Languages, Operating Systems, Architectures, Paradigms, Technologies, or a class of such platforms. The platform is listed along with how frequently the given weakness appears for that instance.</span></span> <p class="subheading">Languages</p> <div class="indent"> <p> Java <span class="smaller" style="font-style:italic">(Undetermined Prevalence)</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Demonstrative_Examples"> <div class="heading" id="Demonstrative_Examples_537"><span><a href="javascript:toggleblocksOC('537_Demonstrative_Examples');"><img id="ocimg_537_Demonstrative_Examples" src="/images/head_more.gif" border="0" alt="+"></a> </span>Demonstrative Examples</div> <div name="oc_537_Demonstrative_Examples" id="oc_537_Demonstrative_Examples" class="expandblock"> <div class="detail"> <div class="indent"> <p class="subheading">Example 1</p> <p>In the following Java example the class InputFileRead enables an input file to be read using a FileReader object. In the constructor of this class a default input file path is set to some directory on the local file system and the method setInputFile must be called to set the name of the input file to be read in the default directory. The method readInputFile will create the FileReader object and will read the contents of the file. If the method setInputFile is not called prior to calling the method readInputFile then the File object will remain null when initializing the FileReader object. A Java RuntimeException will be raised, and an error message will be output to the user.</p> <div class="indent Bad"> <div id="ExampleCode" style="clear:both; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px;"> <div class="shadow"> <div class="CodeHead"> <div style="float:right; font-style:italic; font-size:10px; color:#98A9B7">(bad code)</div> <div class="optheading smaller"> <span style="font-weight:normal; font-style:italic">Example Language: </span>Java  </div> </div> <div class="top"> <div>public class InputFileRead {<br/> <div style="margin-left:1em;"> <div>private File readFile = null;<br/>private FileReader reader = null;<br/>private String inputFilePath = null;<br/>private final String DEFAULT_FILE_PATH = "c:\\somedirectory\\";<br/> <br/>public InputFileRead() {<div style="margin-left:1em;">inputFilePath = DEFAULT_FILE_PATH;</div>}<br/> <br/>public void setInputFile(String inputFile) {<div style="margin-left:1em;"> <div> <br/> <i>/* Assume appropriate validation / encoding is used and privileges / permissions are preserved */</i> <br/> </div> </div>}<br/> <br/>public void readInputFile() {<div style="margin-left:1em;"> <div>try {<div style="margin-left:1em;">reader = new FileReader(readFile);<br/>...</div>} catch (RuntimeException rex) {<div style="margin-left:1em;">System.err.println("Error: Cannot open input file in the directory " + inputFilePath);<br/>System.err.println("Input file has not been set, call setInputFile method before calling readInputFile");</div> <br/> <br/>} catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {...}<br/> </div> </div>}</div> </div>}</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>However, the error message output to the user contains information regarding the default directory on the local file system. This information can be exploited and may lead to unauthorized access or use of the system. Any Java RuntimeExceptions that are handled should not expose sensitive information to the user.</p> <br> <p class="subheading">Example 2</p> <p>In the example below, the BankManagerLoginServlet servlet class will process a login request to determine if a user is authorized to use the BankManager Web service. The doPost method will retrieve the username and password from the servlet request and will determine if the user is authorized. If the user is authorized the servlet will go to the successful login page. Otherwise, the servlet will raise a FailedLoginException and output the failed login message to the error page of the service.</p> <div class="indent Bad"> <div id="ExampleCode" style="clear:both; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px;"> <div class="shadow"> <div class="CodeHead"> <div style="float:right; font-style:italic; font-size:10px; color:#98A9B7">(bad code)</div> <div class="optheading smaller"> <span style="font-weight:normal; font-style:italic">Example Language: </span>Java  </div> </div> <div class="top"> <div>public class BankManagerLoginServlet extends HttpServlet {<div style="margin-left:1em;"> <div>protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException {<div style="margin-left:1em;"> <div>try {<div style="margin-left:1em;"> <div> <br/> <i>// Get username and password from login page request</i> <br/>String username = request.getParameter("username");<br/>String password = request.getParameter("password");<br/> <i>// Authenticate user</i> <br/>BankManager bankMgr = new BankManager();<br/>boolean isAuthentic = bankMgr.authenticateUser(username, password);<br/> <i>// If user is authenticated then go to successful login page</i> <br/>if (isAuthentic) {<div style="margin-left:1em;">request.setAttribute("login", new String("Login Successful."));<br/>getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher("/BankManagerServiceLoggedIn.jsp"). forward(request, response);</div>}<br/>else {<div style="margin-left:1em;"> <div> <br/> <i>// Otherwise, raise failed login exception and output unsuccessful login message to error page</i> <br/>throw new FailedLoginException("Failed Login for user " + username + " with password " + password);</div> </div>}</div> </div>} catch (FailedLoginException ex) {<div style="margin-left:1em;"> <div> <br/> <i>// output failed login message to error page</i> <br/>request.setAttribute("error", new String("Login Error"));<br/>request.setAttribute("message", ex.getMessage());<br/>getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher("/ErrorPage.jsp").forward(request, response);</div> </div>}</div> </div>}</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>However, the output message generated by the FailedLoginException includes the user-supplied password. Even if the password is erroneous, it is probably close to the correct password. Since it is printed to the user's page, anybody who can see the screen display will be able to see the password. Also, if the page is cached, the password might be written to disk.</p> <br> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Memberships"> <div class="heading" id="Memberships_537"><span><a href="javascript:toggleblocksOC('537_Memberships');"><img id="ocimg_537_Memberships" src="/images/head_more.gif" border="0" alt="+"></a> </span>Memberships </div> <div name="oc_537_Memberships" id="oc_537_Memberships" class="expandblock"> <div class="detail"> <div class="indent"> <span class="section tool"><img src="/images/dictionary.gif" alt="Section Help"><span class="tip">This MemberOf Relationships table shows additional CWE Categories and Views that reference this weakness as a member. This information is often useful in understanding where a weakness fits within the context of external information sources.</span></span> <div xmlns:saxon="http://saxon.sf.net/" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan" class="tabledetail" style="padding-top:10px"> <table width="98%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="Detail"> <tr> <th valign="top" width="110px">Nature</th> <th valign="top" width="40px">Type</th> <th valign="top" width="50px">ID</th> <th valign="top">Name</th> </tr> <tbody> <tr class="primary Category"> <td valign="top">MemberOf</td> <td valign="top" nowrap class="right" align="center" style="padding-top:1px"><span class="tool"><img src="/images/icons/category.gif" alt="Category" class="icon"><span class="tip">Category - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic.</span></span></td> <td valign="top">963</td> <td valign="top"> <a href="/data/definitions/963.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SFP Secondary Cluster: Exposed Data</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="primary Category"> <td valign="top">MemberOf</td> <td valign="top" nowrap class="right" align="center" style="padding-top:1px"><span class="tool"><img src="/images/icons/category.gif" alt="Category" class="icon"><span class="tip">Category - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic.</span></span></td> <td valign="top">1349</td> <td valign="top"> <a href="/data/definitions/1349.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OWASP Top Ten 2021 Category A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="primary Category"> <td valign="top">MemberOf</td> <td valign="top" nowrap class="right" align="center" style="padding-top:1px"><span class="tool"><img src="/images/icons/category.gif" alt="Category" class="icon"><span class="tip">Category - a CWE entry that contains a set of other entries that share a common characteristic.</span></span></td> <td valign="top">1417</td> <td valign="top"> <a href="/data/definitions/1417.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Comprehensive Categorization: Sensitive Information Exposure</a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Vulnerability_Mapping_Notes"> <div class="heading" id="Vulnerability_Mapping_Notes_537"><span><a href="javascript:toggleblocksOC('537_Vulnerability_Mapping_Notes');"><img id="ocimg_537_Vulnerability_Mapping_Notes" src="/images/head_more.gif" border="0" alt="+"></a> </span>Vulnerability Mapping Notes</div> <div name="oc_537_Vulnerability_Mapping_Notes" id="oc_537_Vulnerability_Mapping_Notes" class="expandblock"> <div class="detail"> <div class="indent"> <div id="Grouped"> <table width="98%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="Detail"> <tr> <td> <p class="subheading" style="display:inline-block;"> Usage: <span style="color:#4E8F4A"> ALLOWED </span> </p> <div style="font-size:90%; font-style:italic; padding:5px;display:inline-block;"> (this CWE ID may be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities) </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%"> <p> <span class="suboptheading">Reason: </span> Acceptable-Use </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="suboptheading"> Rationale: </p> This CWE entry is at the Variant level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="suboptheading"> Comments: </p>Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction. </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Content_History"> <div class="heading" id="Content_History_537"><span><a href="javascript:toggleblocksOC('537_Content_History');"><img id="ocimg_537_Content_History" src="/images/head_more.gif" border="0" alt="+"></a> </span>Content History</div> <div name="oc_537_Content_History" id="oc_537_Content_History" class="expandblock"> <div class="tabledetail"> <div class="indent"> <div style="margin-top: 10px"> <table width="98%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="Detail"> <thead class="Submissions"> <tr> <th valign="top" colspan="3" class="title"><span><a href="javascript:toggleblocksOC('537_Submissions');"><img id="ocimg_537_Submissions" src="/images/head_more.gif" border="0" alt="+"></a> </span>Submissions</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody id="oc_537_Submissions" class="expandblock"> <tr> <th valign="top" style="width:200px;">Submission Date</th> <th valign="top" nowrap>Submitter</th> <th valign="top" nowrap>Organization</th> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2006-07-19 <br><span class="smaller" style="font-style:italic">(CWE Draft 3, 2006-07-19)</span> </td> <td valign="top">Anonymous Tool Vendor (under NDA)</td> <td valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> </td> </tr> </tbody> <thead class="Modifications"> <tr> <th valign="top" colspan="3" class="title"><span><a href="javascript:toggleblocksOC('537_Modifications');"><img id="ocimg_537_Modifications" src="/images/head_less.gif" border="0" alt="+"></a> </span>Modifications</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody id="oc_537_Modifications" class="collapseblock"> <tr> <th valign="top">Modification Date</th> <th valign="top" nowrap>Modifier</th> <th valign="top" nowrap>Organization</th> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2008-07-01 </td> <td valign="top">Eric Dalci</td> <td valign="top">Cigital</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2008-09-08 </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2010-02-16 </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Demonstrative_Examples, Potential_Mitigations </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2011-03-29 </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Demonstrative_Examples, Name </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2011-06-01 </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Common_Consequences </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2012-05-11 </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Relationships </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2014-07-30 </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Relationships </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2017-11-08 </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Taxonomy_Mappings </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2020-02-24 </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Name, Relationships </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2021-10-28 </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Relationships </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2023-04-27 </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Relationships </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2023-06-29 </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; font-size:90%; background-color:#eeeeee"> updated Mapping_Notes </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3"> 2024-02-29 <br><span class="smaller" style="font-style:italic">(CWE 4.14, 2024-02-29)</span> </td> <td valign="top">CWE Content Team</td> <td valign="top">MITRE</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid #BAC5E3; 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CWE - CWE-537: Java Runtime Error Message Containing Sensitive Information (4.16)