CWE-7: J2EE Misconfiguration: Missing Custom Error Page

Overview

CWE-7 (J2EE Misconfiguration: Missing Custom Error Page) 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 default error page of a web application should not display sensitive information about the product.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Java Undetermined
technology Web Based Undetermined
technology Web Server Undetermined

Previous names

  • J2EE Misconfiguration: Missing Error Handling (2009-03-10)

Content submission

Name
7 Pernicious Kingdoms
Date
2006-07-19
Version
Draft 3

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-07-01 Sean Eidemiller 1.0 added/updated demonstrative examples
2008-07-01 Eric Dalci 1.0 updated Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
2008-10-14 CWE Content Team 1.0.1 updated Description
2009-03-10 CWE Content Team 1.3 updated Name, Relationships
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships
2012-10-30 CWE Content Team 2.3 updated Potential_Mitigations
2014-06-23 CWE Content Team 2.7 updated Common_Consequences, Description, Other_Notes, Potential_Mitigations
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated References
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated References, Relationships
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships, Time_of_Introduction
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Applicable_Platforms, Weakness_Ordinalities
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