WebSocket Error Information Leak

Anandhu Krishnan

Published on

14 May 2024

Vulnerability

Description

Uncaught exceptions in the application may result in sensitive information being leaked through WebSocket connections, potentially enabling further attacks.

Recommendation

Implement exception handling and logging mechanisms to prevent error messages from being transmitted directly to clients. Consider assigning unique identifiers to logged errors for easier tracking.

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