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Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

CWE-532 · Base · Incomplete

The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

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Weakness Relationships

Where this weakness sits in the CWE hierarchy. Walk up to broader classes or down to more specific variants.
Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
ChildOfCWE-538 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
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Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

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How adversaries exploit this weakness, per MITRE CAPEC.
CAPEC-215Fuzzing for application mapping
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CVEs With This Weakness

1,391
A sample of the 1,391 CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2026-8200
CVECVE-2026-7824
CVECVE-2026-4957
CVECVE-2026-4957
CVECVE-2026-4901
CVECVE-2026-4819
CVECVE-2026-4788
CVECVE-2026-44516
CVECVE-2026-44479
CVECVE-2026-43992
CVECVE-2026-43826
CVECVE-2026-42282
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Nuclei Scanner Templates

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Open-source Nuclei templates that detect this weakness class - an actionable scan-for-it pivot. Licensed under the ProjectDiscovery / Nuclei terms.
highWordPress Hummingbird <= 3.18.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File
highSMTP WP Plugin Directory Listing
highMilesight Routers - Information Disclosure
highCisco Smart Licensing Utility UnAuthenticated Logs Exposure Leaking Plaintext Credentials
highLiteSpeed Cache <= 6.4.1 - Sensitive Information Exposure
mediumWordPress Easy WP SMTP - Log Exposure
mediumWordPress NextGEN Gallery Pro - Error Log Disclosure
mediumAll-in-One WP Migration < 7.87 - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure
mediumWordPress WP Security Audit Log 3.1.1 - Information Disclosure
mediumBitrix Site Manager - Log File Disclosure
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