Rule Definition
Failure frequently compromises all data that should have been protected. Typically, this information includes sensitive personal information (PII) data such as health records, credentials, personal data, and credit cards, which often require protection as defined by laws or regulations such as the EU GDPR or local privacy laws.
Remediation
Review the web config file and update the value of debug property to false
Violation Code Sample
<system.web>
<compilation debug="false"/>
</system.web>
Fixed Code Sample
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true"/>
</system.web>
Reference
CWE-11 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/11.html
OWASP Top 10 2004 -A10-Insecure Configuration Management
OWASP Top 10 2007 -A6-Information Leakage and Improper Error Handling
OWASP Top 10 2010 -A6-Security Misconfiguration
OWASP Top 10 2013 -A5-Security Misconfiguration
OWASP Top 10 2017 -A6-Security Misconfiguration
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Secure Coding - Weak Security Features
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