Information Leak Through Source Code
Weakness ID: 540 (Weakness Variant)Status: Incomplete
+ Description

Description Summary

Source code on a web server often contains sensitive information and should generally not be accessible to users.

Extended Description

There are situations where it is critical to remove source code from an area or server. For example, obtaining Perl source code on a system allows an attacker to view the logic of the script and extract extremely useful information such as code bugs or logins and passwords.

+ Time of Introduction
  • Implementation
+ Potential Mitigations

Recommendations include removing this script from the web server and moving it to a location not accessible from the Internet.

+ Relationships
NatureTypeIDNameView(s) this relationship pertains toView(s)
ChildOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base538File and Directory Information Exposure
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ChildOfWeakness BaseWeakness Base552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Development Concepts699
Research Concepts1000
ChildOfCategoryCategory731OWASP Top Ten 2004 Category A10 - Insecure Configuration Management
Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2004) (primary)711
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant531Information Leak Through Test Code
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant541Information Leak Through Include Source Code
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
ParentOfWeakness VariantWeakness Variant615Information Leak Through Comments
Development Concepts (primary)699
Research Concepts (primary)1000
+ Content History
Submissions
Submission DateSubmitterOrganizationSource
Anonymous Tool Vendor (under NDA)Externally Mined
Modifications
Modification DateModifierOrganizationSource
2008-07-01Eric DalciCigitalExternal
updated Time of Introduction
2008-09-08CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Relationships, Taxonomy Mappings
2008-10-14CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Description
2009-03-10CWE Content TeamMITREInternal
updated Relationships
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