CWE-1295: Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information

ID CWE-1295
Abstraction Base
Structure Simple
Status Incomplete
Number of CVEs 8
The product fails to adequately prevent the revealing of unnecessary and potentially sensitive system information within debugging messages.

Debug messages are messages that help troubleshoot an issue by revealing the internal state of the system. For example, debug data in design can be exposed through internal memory array dumps or boot logs through interfaces like UART via TAP commands, scan chain, etc. Thus, the more information contained in a debug message, the easier it is to debug. However, there is also the risk of revealing information that could help an attacker either decipher a vulnerability, and/or gain a better understanding of the system. Thus, this extra information could lower the "security by obscurity" factor. While "security by obscurity" alone is insufficient, it can help as a part of "Defense-in-depth".

Modes of Introduction

Phase Note
Implementation

Applicable Platforms

Type Class Name Prevalence
Language Not Language-Specific
Operating_system Not OS-Specific
Architecture Not Architecture-Specific
Technology Not Technology-Specific

Relationships

View Weakness
# ID View Status # ID Name Abstraction Structure Status
CWE-1000 Research Concepts Draft CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Class Simple Draft
CWE-1000 Research Concepts Draft CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information Base Simple Draft

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

The Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPECâ„¢) effort provides a publicly available catalog of common attack patterns that helps users understand how adversaries exploit weaknesses in applications and other cyber-enabled capabilities.

CAPEC at Mitre.org
# ID Name Weaknesses
CAPEC-121 Exploit Non-Production Interfaces CWE-1295

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# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories Exploits PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
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