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• Error Handling
MemberOf Relationships
This MemberOf relationships table shows additional CWE Catgeories 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.
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 963 SFP Secondary Cluster: Exposed Data 888 2400
MemberOf 1417 Comprehensive Categorization: Sensitive Information
Exposure
1400 2548
Notes
Relationship
This is inherently a resultant vulnerability from a weakness within the product or an interaction
error.
Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy Name Node ID Fit Mapped Node Name
PLOVER Product-External Error Message
Infoleak
CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or
Transfer
Weakness ID : 212
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Base
Description
The product stores, transfers, or shares a resource that contains sensitive information, but it
does not properly remove that information before the product makes the resource available to
unauthorized actors.
Extended Description
Resources that may contain sensitive data include documents, packets, messages, databases, etc.
While this data may be useful to an individual user or small set of users who share the resource,
it may need to be removed before the resource can be shared outside of the trusted group. The
process of removal is sometimes called cleansing or scrubbing.
For example, a product for editing documents might not remove sensitive data such as reviewer
comments or the local pathname where the document is stored. Or, a proxy might not remove an
internal IP address from headers before making an outgoing request to an Internet site.
Relationships
The table(s) below shows the weaknesses and high level categories that are related to this
weakness. These relationships are defined as ChildOf, ParentOf, MemberOr 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 may want to be explored.
Relevant to the view "Research Concepts" (CWE-1000)
Nature Type ID Name Page
ChildOf 669 Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres 1471
CWE Version 4.14
CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer