CWE-598 80 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-598: Use of HTTP Request With Sensitive Query String

Overview

CWE-598 (Use of HTTP Request With Sensitive Query String) 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

The web application uses an HTTP method to process a request, but the request includes sensitive information in the query string.

Background details

Extended context from the CWE catalog (rendered from MITRE XHTML).

While a query string is frequently used for GET methods, sometimes it is included with other methods such as POST, DELETE, and PUT. The query string for the URL could be saved in the browser's history, passed through Referers to other web sites, stored in web logs, or otherwise recorded in other sources.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined
technology Web Based Often
technology Web Server Undetermined

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-2026-10078 2026-05-29 A flaw was found in the Quay config-tool's GitLab OAuth validator. This vulnerability causes sensitive credentials, specifically client_id and client_secret, to be transmitted as plaintext in URL quer…
CVE-2026-44883 2026-05-28 Portainer Community Edition is a lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications that can be used to manage Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes and ACI environments. From 2.33.0 to before 2…
CVE-2026-2237 2026-05-27 A use of get request method with sensitive query strings vulnerability in volume encryption of Synology Storage Manager package before 1.0.1-1100 allows local users on Windows to obtain sensitive info…
CVE-2025-62317 2026-05-14 HCL AION is affected by a vulnerability where sensitive information may be included in URL parameters. Passing sensitive data in URLs may expose it through browser history, logs, or intermediary syste…
CVE-2026-43875 2026-05-11 WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In versions up to and including 29.0, plugin/MobileManager/oauth2.php completes an OAuth login by sending an HTTP 302 Location: oauth2Success.php?user=<em…
CVE-2026-37504 2026-05-01 Sensitive server_token exposed via GET parameter in V2Board thru 1.7.4. In app/Http/Controllers/Server/UniProxyController.php, the server authentication token is accepted via GET parameter transmissio…
CVE-2026-34020 2026-04-09 Use of GET Request Method With Sensitive Query Strings vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings. The REST login endpoint uses HTTP GET method with username and password passed as query parameters. Please…
CVE-2026-27949 2026-04-07 Plane is an an open-source project management tool. Prior to 1.3.0, a vulnerability was identified in Plane's authentication flow where a user's email address is included as a query parameter in the U…
CVE-2026-34969 2026-04-06 Nhost is an open source Firebase alternative with GraphQL. Prior to 0.48.0, the auth service's OAuth provider callback flow places the refresh token directly into the redirect URL as a query parameter…
CVE-2026-25118 2026-04-03 immich is a high performance self-hosted photo and video management solution. Prior to version 2.6.0, the Immich application is vulnerable to credential disclosure when a user authenticates to a share…
CVE-2026-33620 2026-03-26 PinchTab is a standalone HTTP server that gives AI agents direct control over a Chrome browser. PinchTab `v0.7.8` through `v0.8.3` accepted the API token from a `token` URL query parameter in addition…
CVE-2025-14808 2026-03-25 IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from the query string of an HTTP GET method to process a request which could be obta…
CVE-2026-31381 2026-03-20 An attacker can extract user email addresses (PII) exposed in base64 encoding via the state parameter in the OAuth callback URL.
CVE-2025-14811 2026-03-13 IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 6.2.3.0 through 6.2.3.5 and 6.2.4.0 through 6.2.4.2 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from the query string of an HTTP GET method to proce…
CVE-2025-13219 2026-03-10 IBM Aspera Orchestrator 3.0.0 through 4.1.2 stores sensitive information in URL parameters. This may lead to information disclosure if unauthorized parties have access to the URLs via server logs, ref…
CVE-2025-41772 2026-03-09 An unauthenticated remote attacker can obtain valid session tokens because they are exposed in plaintext within the URL parameters of the wwwupdate.cgi endpoint in UBR.
CVE-2026-26196 2026-03-05 Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to version 0.14.2, gogs api still accepts tokens in url params like token and access_token, which can leak through logs, browser history, and refe…
CVE-2025-59873 2026-02-23 An information exposure vulnerability exists in Vulnerability in HCL Software ZIE for Web. The application transmits sensitive session tokens and authentication identifiers within the URL query para…
CVE-2026-26721 2026-02-20 An issue in Key Systems Inc Global Facilities Management Software v.20230721a allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the sid query parameter.
CVE-2025-69634 2026-02-12 Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Dolibarr ERP & CRM v.22.0.9 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the notes field in perms.php NOTE: this is disputed by a third party who ind…

Previous names

  • Information Leak Through GET Request (2008-04-11)
  • Information Leak Through Query Strings in GET Request (2011-03-29)
  • Information Exposure Through Query Strings in GET Request (2020-02-24)
  • Use of GET Request Method With Sensitive Query Strings (2026-04-30)

Content submission

Name
CWE Community
Date
2006-12-15
Version
Draft 5
Comment
Submitted by members of the CWE community to extend early CWE versions

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-07-01 Eric Dalci 1.0 updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Relationships, Other_Notes
2009-03-10 CWE Content Team 1.3 updated Relationships
2011-03-29 CWE Content Team 1.12 updated Name
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences, Other_Notes
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Relationships
2012-10-30 CWE Content Team 2.3 updated Potential_Mitigations
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Description, Name, Potential_Mitigations, Relationships
2021-07-20 CWE Content Team 4.5 updated Description
2021-10-28 CWE Content Team 4.6 updated Relationships
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Detection_Factors, Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2023-10-26 CWE Content Team 4.13 updated Observed_Examples
2025-04-03 CWE Content Team 4.17 updated Description, Diagram, Other_Notes
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Applicable_Platforms, Background_Details, Common_Consequences, Other_Notes, References, Relationships, Weakness_Ordinalities
2026-04-30 CWE Content Team 4.20 updated Background_Details, Description, Name, Observed_Examples, Potential_Mitigations

Contributions

Type Name Date Comment
Content Michal Biesiada 2025-10-05 Suggested OWASP reference and clarifying sensitive information details, ultimately leading to an addition to the CWE glossary.
Feedback Jason Stangroome 2025-12-27 Suggested changes to remove emphasis on GET methods, which included a name change.
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