Stack Trace Disclosure (Grails)

Summary#

Invicti identified a stack trace disclosure (Grails) in the target web server's HTTP response.

Impact#

An attacker can obtain information such as:

Stack trace.
Information about the generated exception.

This information might help an attacker gain more information and potentially focus on the development of further attacks for the target system.

Remediation#

Configure your application not to provide detailed error pages in production environments. Save all information regarding the error to a backend storage, such as a log or a text file, and show a friendly custom error page to the user.

Classifications#

PCI v3.2-6.5.5, CAPEC-214, CWE-248, OWASP 2017-A6, ISO27001-A.18.1.3, HIPAA-164.306(a), 164.308(a), WASC-14, OWASP 2013-A5

Stack Trace Disclosure (Grails)

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