CWE-204: Observable Response Discrepancy

Base Incomplete Simple

CWE版本: 4.18

更新日期: 2025-09-09

弱点描述

The product provides different responses to incoming requests in a way that reveals internal state information to an unauthorized actor outside of the intended control sphere.

常见后果

影响范围: Confidentiality Access Control

技术影响: Read Application Data Bypass Protection Mechanism

潜在缓解措施

阶段: Architecture and Design

策略: Separation of Privilege

阶段: Implementation

观察示例

参考: CVE-2002-2094

This, and others, use ".." attacks and monitor error responses, so there is overlap with directory traversal.

参考: CVE-2001-1483

Enumeration of valid usernames based on inconsistent responses

参考: CVE-2001-1528

Account number enumeration via inconsistent responses.

参考: CVE-2004-2150

User enumeration via discrepancies in error messages.

参考: CVE-2005-1650

User enumeration via discrepancies in error messages.

参考: CVE-2004-0294

Bulletin Board displays different error messages when a user exists or not, which makes it easier for remote attackers to identify valid users and conduct a brute force password guessing attack.

参考: CVE-2004-0243

Operating System, when direct remote login is disabled, displays a different message if the password is correct, which allows remote attackers to guess the password via brute force methods.

参考: CVE-2002-0514

Product allows remote attackers to determine if a port is being filtered because the response packet TTL is different than the default TTL.

参考: CVE-2002-0515

Product sets a different TTL when a port is being filtered than when it is not being filtered, which allows remote attackers to identify filtered ports by comparing TTLs.

参考: CVE-2001-1387

Product may generate different responses than specified by the administrator, possibly leading to an information leak.

参考: CVE-2004-0778

Version control system allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and directories via the -X command for an alternate history file, which causes different error messages to be returned.

参考: CVE-2004-1428

FTP server generates an error message if the user name does not exist instead of prompting for a password, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames.

引入模式

阶段 说明
Architecture and Design An observable response discrepancy frequently occurs during authentication, where a difference in failed-login messages could allow an attacker to determine if the username is valid or not. The discrepancy could be inadvertent (bug) or intentional (design).
Implementation An observable response discrepancy frequently occurs during authentication, where a difference in failed-login messages could allow an attacker to determine if the username is valid or not. The discrepancy could be inadvertent (bug) or intentional (design).

适用平台

编程语言
Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

分类映射

分类名称 条目ID 条目名称 映射适配度
PLOVER - Response discrepancy infoleak -
关键信息

CWE ID: CWE-204

抽象级别: Base

结构: Simple

状态: Incomplete

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