CWE-202—Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries

Weakness Name

Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries

Description

When trying to keep information confidential, an attacker can often infer some of the information by using statistics.

In situations where data should not be tied to individual users, but a large number of users should be able to make queries that "scrub" the identity of users, it may be possible to get information about a user -- e.g., by specifying search terms that are known to be unique to that user.

Common Consequences

Scope:

Confidentiality

Impact:

Read Files or Directories, Read Application Data

Notes:

Sensitive information may possibly be leaked through data queries accidentally.

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-1230Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata