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Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Debugging Code

CWE-215

The product inserts sensitive information into debugging code.

We track 10 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 8.3.

How this weakness is prevented

  • Implementation: Do not leave debug statements that could be executed in the source code. Ensure that all debug information is eradicated before releasing the software.
  • Architecture and Design: Compartmentalize the system to have safe areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area. Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.

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