Category: OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A5 - Security Misconfiguration
Obsolete
Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to the A5 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013.
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-209 | Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information | This vulnerability occurs when an application reveals sensitive details about its internal systems, user data, or environment within error messages shown to users. |
| CWE-215 | Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Debugging Code | This vulnerability occurs when developers embed sensitive data, such as passwords or API keys, within debugging statements like logs or console outputs, and fail to remove or disable this code before deploying to a live environment. |
| CWE-548 | Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing | This vulnerability occurs when a web server is misconfigured to display a full list of files within a directory instead of serving a default web page, unintentionally exposing sensitive resources to anyone who visits the URL. |
| CWE-928 | Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2013) | CWE nodes in this view (graph) are associated with the OWASP Top Ten, as released in 2013. This view is considered obsolete as a newer version of the OWASP Top Ten is available. |
| CWE-16 | Configuration | Weaknesses in this category are typically introduced during the configuration of the software. |
| CWE-2 | 7PK - Environment | This category represents one of the phyla in the Seven Pernicious Kingdoms vulnerability classification. It includes weaknesses that are typically introduced during unexpected environmental conditions. According to the authors of the Seven Pernicious Kingdoms, "This section includes everything that is outside of the source code but is still critical to the security of the product that is being created. Because the issues covered by this kingdom are not directly related to source code, we separated it from the rest of the kingdoms." |
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