COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATIONIncomplete

CWE-756

Missing Custom Error Page

The product does not return custom error pages to the user, possibly exposing sensitive information.

Abstraction

Base

Structure

Simple

Likelihood of Exploit

Medium

Understand the problem

What is the problem?

The product does not return custom error pages to the user, possibly exposing sensitive information.

Root cause

How and when does the problem arise?

Lifecycle phase

Installation

Lifecycle phase

System Configuration

Lifecycle phase

Operation

Risk

What does successful exploitation lead to?

Read Application Data

Affected security scopes: Confidentiality

Attackers can leverage the additional information provided by a default error page to mount attacks targeted on the framework, database, or other resources used by the application.

Defence

How is it prevented and fixed?

  • Follow secure coding guidelines for input handling and boundary checking.
  • Enforce strict security reviews and automated static analysis (SAST) checks.
CWE-756: Common Weakness Enumeration Entry CWE-756 · DayBreach Sözlük · DayBreach