CWE-199 8 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-199: Information Management Errors

Overview

CWE-199 (Information Management Errors) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

Weaknesses in this category are related to improper handling of sensitive information.

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2025-58304 2025-11-28 Permission control vulnerability in the file management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
CVE-2024-51522 2024-11-05 Vulnerability of improper device information processing in the device management module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
CVE-2016-10841 2019-08-01 The bin/mkvhostspasswd script in cPanel before 11.54.0.4 discloses password hashes (SEC-73).
CVE-2016-5405 2017-06-08 389 Directory Server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 through 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstati…
CVE-2016-5486 2016-10-25 Unspecified vulnerability in the Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) component in Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite AK 2013 allows local users to affect confidentiality via vectors related to Core Serv…
CVE-2015-8346 2016-04-12 app/views/timelog/_form.html.erb in Redmine before 2.6.8, 3.0.x before 3.0.6, and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about subjects of issues by viewing the tim…
CVE-2014-1595 2014-12-11 Mozilla Firefox before 34.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.3, and Thunderbird before 31.3 on Apple OS X 10.10 omit a CoreGraphics disable-logging action that is needed by jemalloc-based applications, whi…
CVE-2014-1591 2014-12-11 Mozilla Firefox 33.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.31 include path strings in CSP violation reports, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a web site that receives a report after …

Content submission

Name
CWE Community
Date
2006-07-19
Version
Draft 3
Comment
Submitted by members of the CWE community to extend early CWE versions

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Relationships
2009-07-27 CWE Content Team 1.5 updated Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Applicable_Platforms
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Mapping_Notes, Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
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