Username Disclosure (MySQL)
Summary#
Invicti identified a username disclosure (MySQL) in the error message.
Impact#
An attacker can perform brute-force or dictionary-based password guessing on the disclosed username. It may also help the attacker identify other vulnerabilities or further their exploitation of other identified vulnerabilities.
Remediation#
- Error messages should be disabled.
- Remove this kind of sensitive data from the output.
Classifications#
Invicti Security Insights