Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-213

    CWE-213: Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies

    The product's intended functionality exposes information to certain actors in accordance with the developer's security policy, but this information is regarded as sensitive according to the intended security policies of other stakeholders such as the product's administrator, users, or others whose information is being processed.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor