Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-540

Allowed

Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Source Code

Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete

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

53 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-QFWF-PPC3-QH27

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-08 00:33 – Updated: 2024-03-08 00:33
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in keerti1924 PHP-MYSQL-User-Login-System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file login.sql. The manipulation leads to inclusion of sensitive information in source code. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-256035. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-2265"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-540"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-07T22:15:58Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in keerti1924 PHP-MYSQL-User-Login-System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file login.sql. The manipulation leads to inclusion of sensitive information in source code. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-256035. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.",
  "id": "GHSA-qfwf-ppc3-qh27",
  "modified": "2024-03-08T00:33:39Z",
  "published": "2024-03-08T00:33:39Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2265"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/smurf-reigz/security/blob/main/proof-of-concepts/keerti1924%20publicly%20exposed%20password%20hashes.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.256035"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.256035"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-R4V6-VP2Q-QH25

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-10 12:31 – Updated: 2024-10-10 12:31
VLAI
Details

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.6 prior to 17.2.9, from 17.3 prior to 17.3.5, and from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2. It was possible for an unauthenticated attacker to determine the GitLab version number for a GitLab instance.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-9596"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-540"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-10T10:15:08Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.6 prior to 17.2.9, from 17.3 prior to 17.3.5, and from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2. It was possible for an unauthenticated attacker to determine the GitLab version number for a GitLab instance.",
  "id": "GHSA-r4v6-vp2q-qh25",
  "modified": "2024-10-10T12:31:13Z",
  "published": "2024-10-10T12:31:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9596"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/493355"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-XXWR-V6HC-32HM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-16 18:30 – Updated: 2023-11-03 21:30
VLAI
Details

Dell Storage Integration Tools for VMware (DSITV) 06.01.00.016 contain an information disclosure vulnerability. A local low-privileged malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to retrieve an encryption key that could aid in further attacks.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-39250"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-540",
      "CWE-668"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-08-16T16:15:11Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "\nDell Storage Integration Tools for VMware (DSITV) 06.01.00.016 contain an information disclosure vulnerability. A local low-privileged malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to retrieve an encryption key that could aid in further attacks.\n\n",
  "id": "GHSA-xxwr-v6hc-32hm",
  "modified": "2023-11-03T21:30:19Z",
  "published": "2023-08-16T18:30:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39250"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000216615/dsa-2023-282-security-update-for-dell-storage-integration-tools-for-vmware-dsitv-vulnerabilities"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation
Architecture and Design System Configuration

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

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.