/** * @name Information exposure through an exception * @description Leaking information about an exception, such as messages and stack traces, to an * external user can expose implementation details that are useful to an attacker for * developing a subsequent exploit. * @kind path-problem * @problem.severity error * @precision high * @id py/stack-trace-exposure * @tags security * external/cwe/cwe-209 * external/cwe/cwe-497 */ import python import semmle.python.security.Paths import semmle.python.security.Exceptions import semmle.python.web.HttpResponse from TaintedPathSource src, TaintedPathSink sink where src.flowsTo(sink) select sink.getSink(), src, sink, "$@ may be exposed to an external user", src.getSource(), "Error information"