541
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
Taxonomy Mappings
Mapped Taxonomy Name Node ID Fit Mapped Node Name
PLOVER Product-Generated Error Message
Infoleak
Software Fault Patterns SFP23 Exposed Data
References
[REF-44]Michael Howard, David LeBlanc and John Viega. "24 Deadly Sins of Software Security".
McGraw-Hill. 2010.
[REF-62]Mark Dowd, John McDonald and Justin Schuh. "The Art of Software Security
Assessment". 1st Edition. 2006. Addison Wesley.
CWE-211: Externally-Generated Error Message Containing Sensitive
Information
Weakness ID : 211
Structure : Simple
Abstraction : Base
Description
The product performs an operation that triggers an external diagnostic or error message that is not
directly generated or controlled by the product, such as an error generated by the programming
language interpreter that a software application uses. The error can contain sensitive system
information.
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 209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive
Information